Michael A. Hestrin District Attorney FY 15/16 BUDGET PRESENTATION June 15, 2015
RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
1972 COLD CASE SOLVED JUSTICE HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE Mary Costa 1972: Mary Costa killed during $7 robbery 2010: RSO reopens cold case when son inquires 2012: DA Investigator finds two new witnesses & DA files charges Late 2012: DA s Appellate Unit reverses erroneous court dismissal and Hayes ordered to stand trial May 7, 2015: 2 nd Jury finds Hayes guilty of 1st degree murder
HUMAN TRAFFICKING The SAFE Task Force works on the front lines to keep our children safe Thompson Yoder Monsivais DHS Special Ed School Aid and two others accused of multiple charges of alleged Human Trafficking & Child Porn KESQ- DHS man among 3 arrested for sexual assaulting children, human trafficking - Feb 17, 2015 The Desert Sun - Grand jury hearing evidence in alleged DHS porn ring April 13, 2015
'GODFATHER' ACCUSED OF ALLEGED $50 MILLION WORKERS' COMPENSATION FRAUD The Press Enterprise September 24, 2014
Ex-teacher Accused in Viral Video is Sentenced for Sexual Abuse Andrea Cardosa pled guilty to three of sixteen charges filed against her related to the sexual abuse of two former students 15 years ago. Former teacher sentenced in February 2015 to 10 years in state prison.
Child Torturers Receive Death Penalty Mom and boyfriend found guilty of murder, torture, mayhem and child abuse in the 2009 death of 2-year old son Malachi. Judge calls couple's actions in the days before their son's death 'repulsive and disgusting. Belinda Magana was given a death sentence for beating and refusing to provide medical care for her toddler burned by hot water. Boyfriend Narine also received a death sentence and admitted to beating the toddler over 5-days because he cried.
NEW PROSECUTION STRATEGIES MENTORSHIP Neighborhood College VOLUNTEERISM Big Brothers/Sisters COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WWW, Real Men Read PROVEN PROGRAMMING YAT, SARB, PSN
THE CONSEQUENCES OF PROP 47 AND REALIGNMENT
GANGS AND PROP 47 Gangster arrested and surprised that he does not go to jail: What [expletive]?! But I had a Gun! Officer explains to Gang Suspect that Prop. 47 has made possession of a stolen firearm under $900 a misdemeanor. Gang Suspect: What is wrong with this country?
RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN THE NEWS The unintended consequences of Prop 47 http://www.kesq.com/news/riverside-countys-top-cops-talk-unintended-consequences-of-ab-109-prop-47/32793338
CITY OF RIVERSIDE 1st Quarter Comparisons: 2014 to 2015 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 883 770 678 621 694 679 510 529 North Riverside East Riverside Central Riverside West Riverside 9.2% increase 14.7% increase 3.7% increase 2.2% decrease 2014 2015 * Statistics based on the FBI UCR STATS for 1 st Quarter of 2014 and the 1 st Quarter of 2015
* Statistics based on the FBI UCR STATS for 1 st Quarter of 2014 and the 1 st Quarter of 2015 CATHEDRAL CITY 1st Quarter Comparisons: 2014 to 2015 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 22 239 261 42 324 1st Quarter 2014 1st Quarter 2015 90% increase in Violent Crime 35.5% increase in Property Crime 40% increase in Overall Crime 366 Violent Property Overall
DESERT HOT SPRINGS 1 st Quarter Comparisons: 2014 to 2015 80 74 70 60 56 50 40 Homicide Robbery Vehicle Theft 30 20 10 11 2 4 17 0 1st Quarter '14 1st Quarter '15 100% increase in Homicide 54.5% increase in Robbery 32% increase in Vehicle Theft 5% decrease in Violent Crime 6.8% Increase in Property Crime 2.7% Increase in Overall Crime * Statistics based on the FBI UCR STATS for 1 st Quarter of 2014 and the 1 st Quarter of 2015
* Statistics based on the FBI UCR STATS for 1 st Quarter of 2014 and the 1 st Quarter of 2015 MURRIETA 1 st Quarter Comparisons: 2014 to 2015 500 468 491 450 400 369 383 350 300 250 200 Violent Property Total 150 100 50 0 14 23 2014 2015 64.2% increase in Violent Crime 26.8% increase in Property Crime 28% increase in Overall Crime
1000 PALM SPRINGS 1 st Quarter Comparisons: 2012 to 2015 977 900 800 790 735 833 795 700 600 500 538 586 631 Violent Property 400 Total 300 200 207 149 202 182 100 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 1 st Quarter Comparison 2014 to 2015 17.28% increase in Overall Crime 25.99% increase in Property Crime
Riverside Sheriff s Department 1 st Quarter Comparisons: 2014 to 2015 500 400 396 458 300 200 201 243 2014 2015 100 0 Robberies Aggravated Assault 20.1% increase in Robbery 15.65% increase in Aggravated Assaults Source: Riverside County Sheriff's Department crime data
18.0% CURRENT SEX REGISTRANT NON-COMPLIANCE 17.7% 17.3% 16.0% 14.0% 12.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 9.5% 8.5% From 4/08 to 4/15 noncompliant sex offenders have more than doubled During that same period we went from 13 DA Investigator s on SAFE to 6 2.0% 0.0% Dec. 2006 Dec. 2007 April 2008 April 2015 Source: Megan s Law DOJ
Total as of May 29, 2015: 2826 Unknown Residence 633 District 1 574 District 2 133 District 5 677 District 3 405 District 4 404
GANG TASK FORCE GANG TASK FORCE AND GANG PROSECUTION INVESTIGATORS: 28 Sworn Investigators - Oct 2009 REDUCED BY OVER 50% 12 Sworn Investigators - Today
INFORMED DECISIONS TOUGH CHOICES
DA S PROPOSED FY 15/16 BUDGET AT THE PRESENT NCC TARGET OF $57.4M THE DA S OFFICE BEGINS FY 15/16 WITH A $19.9M BUILT-IN DEFICIT
BUDGET HISTORY Since FY 08/09: Appropriations 2 Costs have been affected by +6% Inflation and unfunded new rent costs Appropriation 1 Employee Compensation Costs have increased by 25% on average DA s NCC has been reduced by 15% $70,000,000 $68,000,000 $66,000,000 $64,000,000 $62,000,000 $60,000,000 $58,000,000 $56,000,000 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Net County Cost
NCC IMPACT 68 67.2 66 64 62 60.8 60 58 57.4 56 54 52 FY 08/09 FY 11/12 FY 15/16 Actual NCC $
REVENUE SOLUTION TO OFFSET NCC DECREASE $25,000,000 Grant Revenue FY 05/06 - FY 14/15 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 $- FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 FY 12/13 FY 13/14 YEAR-TO-DATE FY 14/15 Grants AF
SB 443 PROPOSAL: To drastically reduce asset forfeiture distribution to law enforcement and restrict the use of the funds. EFFECT: Loss of millions in asset forfeiture funds. STATUS: passed senate 6/3/15, expected to pass assembly and go to Governor by 6/19/15
ATTRITION BUDGETING Fiscal Year 830 810 790 770 S t a f f 750 730 710 690 670 650 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15
ATTRITION BUDGETING County Comparisons 0.00% -2.00% -4.00% -6.00% -8.00% -10.00% -12.00% -14.00% -16.00% -18.00% 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Riverside San Diego Los Angeles San Bernardino Orange
BUREAU STAFFING NEEDS Problem: Future retirement of 40% of sworn staff: June 2016 Bureau Span of Control: Avg. 1:37 Industry Standard: 1:7 Risk: Deliberate Indifference Lawsuit Solution: Bureau Reorganization Result: Future Cost Savings: $246,090 Span of Control: 1:10
CONSEQUENCES TODAY... The loss of 137 positions to attrition with real public safety consequences...
CASELOAD COMPARISON 280 260 253 255 262 240 220 200 196 197 180 160 152 155 164 168 140 120 100 Sacramento Contra Costa San Diego* Ventura Los Angeles Santa Clara* San Bernardino RIVERSIDE Orange CDAA Caseload Comparison: Total Criminal Cases Filed / Total Number of Attorneys
PROP 172 100 District Attorney Overall % Share of Prop 172 18 90 80 70 60 17 16 15 50 14 40 30 20 10 13 12 11 0 FY 12/13 FY 13/14 FY 14/15 FY 15/16 FY 16/17 FY 18/19 10 Remaining Prop 172 DA Share
PROP 172 SOLUTIONS Policy Decisions Actual Experience: Year % of Total Potential Revenue 2012-13 16.67% $668,386 2013-14 15.51% $2,423,713 EO s Future Projections: Year % of Total Potential Revenue 2014-15 14.74% $3,751,969 2015-16 14.09% $4,980,895 2016-17 13.50% $6,181,695 2017-18 12.47% $8,584,495
Petitions To Date: 7988 Staff: 6.5 DDAs, 1 Clerical Cost: $1,260,541 COST OF PROP 47 Petitions Outstanding: Over 100,000 Additional Staff Required: 3 DDAs, 1 Investigative Tech, 1 Paralegal, 1 Clerical Additional Cost: $846,001 Total Cost: $2,106,542
THE MISSING $19.9M Compensation increases above NCC: ISF Rate Increases & Other Rent above NCC: $18.5M + $1.4M TOTAL: Current Proposed NCC Budget: TOTAL REQUIRED NCC: $19.9M + $57.4M $77.3M
TOTAL LAYOFFS Budget Reduction: $19,999,095 Required Layoffs: 144 Positions DDAs: 47 Investigators: 17 Investigative Techs: 3 Advocates: 30 Paralegals: 27 Clerical: 20
IMPACT ON PUBLIC SAFETY No Misdemeanor Prosecutions No Search Warrant Review No Homicide or OIS Call-Out Support No Gang Task Force Investigators No SAFE Team Investigators No Non-Grant Funded Victim Services No Tribal Gaming Support
IMPACT ON PUBLIC SAFETY No Fugitive Apprehension No Federal Collaboration (Special AUSA) No Non-Grant Funded Major Fraud / White Collar Investigation or Prosecution No Cold Case Unit No Non-Grant Funded Vehicular Homicide DDA No Lifer Hearing Participation / Support No Public Integrity Investigation or Prosecution
CASELOAD COMPARISON 350 313 300 250 253 262 200 196 197 150 152 155 164 168 100 Sacramento Contra Costa San Diego* Ventura Los Angeles Santa Clara* San Bernardino RIVERSIDE Orange CDAA Caseload Comparison: Total Criminal Cases Filed / Total Number of Attorneys
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS DDA 12 $2,101,420 Inv. 4 $764,072 Advocate 3 $264,784 Paralegal 10 $920,580 Clerical 11 +$750,137 $4,800,993
TOTAL NCC $ TOTAL NCC NEEDS: $82.1M Unfunded Mandates: Additional Public Safety Needs: Current Proposed NCC Budget: $19.9M $4.8M $57.4M
Michael A. Hestrin District Attorney