Build It and They Will Come: Creating Vehicle Crime Units & Taskforces

Addressing vehicle theft issues can be challenging, especially when agency funding may not immediately support specialized units and/or taskforces. Developing metrics to measure the success of the unit may seem cut and dry but sometimes measuring success can be tricky. When theft statistics start trending downwards the natural inclination by administrators is to reallocate funding towards other programs, but doing so can have detrimental effects in the future. Let us help you navigate the statistical data necessary to support the creation of a unit, outline the objectives of the unit, and develop a functional plan designed to achieve success. Together we will design a program to address multiple avenues of vehicle crime. We will help you avoid pitfalls that led to the demise of other units/taskforces and give you a framework to ensure sustainability well into the future when theft rates decrease.