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Figure 2 <br />200% <br />180% <br />160% <br />140% <br />120% <br />100% <br />80% <br />60% <br />40% <br />20% <br />0% <br />Percent Cost Increase From 2000-2012 <br />Iiiliiiiiii <br />SL <br />29\ <br />\��`o� e atNF a�SeJ 0�a\�e et;\\e P�o�a e\��5 c•\a\e� \a�e5 Q\�e5 ta�`\5 <br />< e <br />Looms \e+ ����0a� EL �e� o\J��\ \ ' �\i� �a\��� <br />c�� L <br />• Cost Increase <br />Budget and Staffing Summary: The Lino Lakes Police Department employees fewer officers per <br />capita than the county and state average while maintaining the second lowest price per capita <br />in the county. <br />Policing Strategy <br />There are two main factors that have allowed the Lino Lakes Police Department to maintain <br />lower cost per capita and lower crime rates than other cities, our policing philosophy and <br />department structure. <br />Policing Philosophy <br />The Lino Lakes Police Department currently operates under the community oriented policing <br />(COP) and problem oriented policing (POP) philosophy. Officers are expected to be actively <br />engaged with all members of the community. Officers are also expected to participate in <br />activities that allow them to identify current and emerging problems affecting our citizens. <br />Officers often use the SARA model to formulate a response to their identified problem. <br />The Lino Lakes Police Department operates under the COP and POP philosophies because <br />research and past practice have indicated that successful police departments operate with a <br />high level of focus and incorporate a wide array of diverse approaches to crime prevention <br />(Weisburd & Eck, 2004). In addition to empirical research, it has been the experience of the <br />Lino Lakes Police Department that our philosophy using COP and POP is highly effective in <br />