HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-07-23 NR KPD Records Section employees commended for work in updating crime reporting systemDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: July 23, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I POLICE DEPARTMENT
TODD G. RAYBUCK, CHIEF
(808) 241-1600
Records Section employees commended for work in updating crime reporting system
LĪHUʿE – The Kauaʿi Police Department (KPD) recognized two Employees of the Month during
Friday’s Police Commission meeting. Records Section employees Michele Albarado and Jessica Fletcher
were both honored for their diligent work and service to the community.
They transferred to their positions in the Records Section in May 2020 and one of their duties
was to validate and code police reports, which is called Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR). The UCR
program compiles official data on crime in the U.S. and is published by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI).
“Michele and Jessica worked tirelessly ̶ after hours, on weekends, and even holidays to
complete the backlogged UCR report,” said Lieutenant Christian Jenkins. “Due to their diligent work
ethic and dedication to their job and to KPD, they accomplished the task in early December 2020. This
immense task would not have been completed without their dedication. I want to commend them for
an outstanding job in their role in accomplishing this feat. Their dedication to their duties is exemplary
and deserves recognition.”
Due to retirements, extended sick leave and other staffing issues, the UCR coding process was
extremely backlogged. Not only did the extreme backlog create a difficult task for Albarado and Fletcher,
the UCR program was transitioning to a new National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
Therefore, they were tasked with catching up on several years of backlogged UCR reporting and also
learning the new NIBRS system to make sure all of the backlogged items were completed and ready for
the transition by January 1, 2021.
“Our civilian employees aren’t in the public eye but the work they do is incredibly important,”
said Chief Raybuck. “This was data that was critical for our organization to identify crime trends seen on
our islands and to help address them. This was a monumental task and their recognition today for their
hard work behind the scenes is well-deserved.”
UCR is a nationwide, cooperative statistical effort of nearly 18,000 city, university, county, state,
tribal and federal law enforcement agencies. Each month, law enforcement agencies report the number
of known index crimes in their jurisdiction to the FBI. This mainly includes crimes reported to the police
by the general public but may also include crimes that Police Officers discover.
Michele Albarado (left) and Jessica Fletcher with Chief Todd G. Raybuck.
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