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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACT10N page three Retail Officer Prooram The police department is requesting the addition department. This position, with the addition of a sworn strength of the force to fifty. This position the following reasons. Date: 412912�2 of a full-time commercial patrol officer to the full-time family investigator, would increase the is critical to the well-being of our community for The City of Roseville is dominated by the retail industry. Citizens not familiar with Roseville shop or visit Rosedale and HarMar. Rosedale is considered the city center for Roseville. The economic vital'�r of Rosedale, other malls, and the City are directly related. Although there are many factors that contribute to the vitality of the malls and the City, the level of crime in the mall areas and citizen safety are critical parts of the equation. If the malls become places where individuals do not feel safe or comfortable and people choose not to patronize them, they will suffer; consequently, the City of Roseville will suffer loss of revenue. Currently, the Roseville Police Department does not have a dedicated service to the retail industry. Patrol officers respond to calls for service and deal with crimes after they have been committed. The current on-duty patrol officers cannot be solely dedicated to the mall areas for proactive commercial patrol activities due to calls for service in other areas of Roseville. Note that the Patrol Division averaged over 52% committed time (actual calls for service) in 2001 along with traffic issues, preventive patrol, and other community oriented policing concepts. A proactive stance against retail crimes has not existed for over five years. From 1988- 1996 the Roseville Police Department staffed two officers solely to the area of commercial crime prevention. From 1988 to approximately 1994, these officers recovered over $700,000 in stolen merchandise and made over 800 felony arrests. Sales figures along with the number of visitors per year at each mall area are well guarded secrets by the retail industry; however, we were able to gather the following information Rosedale Over $200 million in sales per year with over 12 million guests per year. Target Over $50 million in sales per year with 4,200 guests per day. Best Buy Over $52 million in sales per year.