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Controller finds inconsistencies in SFPD CompStat; department to centralize crime reporting with new data warehouse
Summary
A Controller's Office audit presented Jan. 25 found divergent crime totals between SFPD's CompStat profile and DOJ UCR reports caused by multiple data sources and manual processes; the SFPD described a new crime data warehouse and short-term fixes to align counts and reduce errors.
On Jan. 25, 2012, the San Francisco Controller's Office told the Police Commission that the San Francisco Police Department's CompStat profile and the figures the department reports to the U.S. Department of Justice (UCR) have been inconsistent because the department lacks a single system of record and relies on manual processes to assemble CompStat.
Heather McDonald, a performance analyst in the Controller's office, said the audit identified three drivers of inconsistency: multiple disparate data sources, labor-intensive manual steps that introduce human error into the CompStat profile, and a mismatch in the method used to count some crime types (notably aggravated assaults/domestic violence) for CompStat versus UCR. "The department does not have a single system of record for reporting crime statistics," McDonald said, adding that those factors can…
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