Ring Property Theft Reduction Pilot Program: Results Report SEPTEMBER 2018 Ring Pilot Project Refresher   70 Ring Units Installed in Pilot Area in August-September 2017  Property Owners signed contract to keep video monitoring service for one year  One Camera returned due to Resident Moving, One returned for technical issues. Both re-issued to residents on waiting list  Tracked with Ring Representative that all subscriptions were maintained  No participant reported that they were a victim to City Property Crimes Monitored Over One Year Period  Auto Thefts  Burglaries From Cars  Home Burglaries  “Other” Property Crimes Community Crime Map Tool  Online Resource Utilized for Proactive and Retroactive Tracking  Filtered for Specific Property Crimes  Relies on Crime Reports From WVC  Accurate as Long as Crime Reported Results  Pilot Area – 25% reduction*  Reduction from 76 – 57 property crimes  7 fewer Home Burglaries (17-10)  12 fewer Burglaries from Cars (2412)  1 less Auto Theft (16-15)  1 more “Other” Theft (19-20)  19 Fewer Property Crimes  Control Area – 32 % Reduction*  Reduction from 56 – 38 property crimes  4 fewer Home Burglaries  3 fewer Burglaries from Cars (10-7)  12 less Auto Thefts (22-10)  1 more “Other” Theft (16-17)  18 Fewer Property Crimes *One significant Outlier Month with no reported property crimes – August 2018 Charted Data Ring Data Pre-Control Post Control H o m e B u rg a l r i e s A u to T h e ft A u to Pro p e r ty T h e ft O th e r 17 16 19 4 7 10 10 8 12 15 10 16 17 20 24 Post Pilot 22 Pre-Pilot Conclusions  Significant drop in Home Burglaries for Pilot Area (about 60%)  Significant Drop in Thefts from Vehicles in Pilot Area (50%)  Limited Issues with installations and program specifications  Not labor intensive to monitor results Estimated Police Savings    Conservative Estimate – 56-70 Police Hours saved  4-6 Hours per Burglary Prevented  2-4 Per Vehicle Theft  1-2 Per Theft From Motor Vehicle Court time not included  No efficient way to track what cases potentially went to Court  Court times run 3-10 Hours on average  If Court time was included hours saved = 24-80 hours potentially At $20/Hr Savings $920-$1400 without Court time, $1400-$3000 with. Other Influences  Control Group may have been influenced by proximity to Pilot  Data reliant on crimes being reported  Expansion of easy home security devices to the market  Externalities hard to account for or identify  Low ROI versus Residents peace of mind/awareness