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Police chief reports declines in crime and magistrate review approvals in 2024; council received report
Summary
Police Chief Saul Rodriguez presented the El Segundo Police Department's 2024 year-end review showing an 18% reduction in crime for the year, 75 magistrate review requests with 71 approved, and a 46% year-to-date decrease compared with the same period last year; council received and filed the report.
El Segundo Police Chief Saul Rodriguez presented the police department’s 2024 year-end review at the March 18 council meeting; the council received and filed the report.
Rodriguez highlighted the effectiveness of a lateral signing bonus program and cited an 18% reduction in crime for the year. He also said the department requested 75 magistrate reviews in 2024, of which 71 were approved by a judge; those approvals resulted in the arrested parties being held in custody awaiting arraignment rather than being released immediately. Separately, Rodriguez said the number of reported incidents year to date showed a 46% decrease compared with the same period last year.
The report was placed on file; the transcript records the statistics as presented by Chief Rodriguez but does not include further breakdowns by crime category or a vote tally beyond the council’s receipt and filing of the report.
