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Police and fire officials report low property crime, increased fire-readiness and new tools for emergency response
Summary
The sheriff's office reported a record-low number of residential burglaries in 2024 and described investigative successes. Fire and public-works leaders outlined preparations — pump-station generators, reservoir management, traffic-signal backups and community outreach through VC Alert — to reduce wildfire risk and improve emergency response.
The City of Thousand Oaks and Ventura County public-safety leaders briefed the council on crime trends, fire-preparedness and infrastructure work to maintain emergency response.
Chief Perris, reporting on behalf of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, said officers transitioned to the FBI’s national incident-based reporting system for 2024 and cautioned that year-to-year comparisons are affected by the change. He highlighted specific reductions, however: "We only had 59 reports of residential burglary in 2024," Perris said, calling…
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