[Scan-DC] New MPD PSA Maps online

[Alan Henney]

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MPDC TO ROLL OUT NEW PSA STRUCTURE ON MAY 2
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On May 2, 2004, the MPDC implements a major restructuring of its
Police Service Areas (PSAs), a basic building block of community
policing in the District of Columbia. The new structure is designed to
enhance police services in DC neighborhoods and to increase community
involvement in community policing. This is accomplished by aligning
the PSAs more closely with DC neighborhoods, improving police
coordination with other city services in addressing problems that
impact crime, and by giving PSAs the staffing flexibility to fight
crime more effectively at the neighborhood level. The restructuring
plan reduces the number of PSAs from 83 to 44, thus creating new
boundaries for all of the PSAs as well as for several of the police
districts. For example, the northern boundary of the Third District is
extended to consolidate several Northwest neighborhoods that are now
part of the Fourth District. In Northeast DC, the First District will
include a few PSAs that are currently in 5D. The PSA restructuring
plan was developed following nearly a year of public discussion and a
60-day review by the DC Council. In addition to changing boundaries,
the MPDC has been working to update computer systems and reassign
personnel, vehicles and other resources to ensure a smooth transition
to the new system on May 2. For details on the PSA restructuring plan,
including maps showing the new PSA and police district boundaries, go
to:
http://mpdc.dc.gov/info/districts/PSAs_proposed.shtm

FOOTNOTE I: View a summary of the key issues comparing the new PSA
plan with the current structure:
http://www.mpdc.dc.gov/info/districts/PSAs_proposed_summary.shtm

FOOTNOTE II: The MPDC has announced the planned staffing levels for
the new PSAs, available in PDF at:
http://mpdc.dc.gov/info/districts/Matrix10_Hearing_022304.pdf