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Seaside police report drops in crime and traffic injuries; department highlights new tech and staffing goals
Summary
Police Chief Nick Borges presented Seaside’s 2024 annual crime report on Feb. 6 showing an overall 4% drop in crime for 2024 and larger reductions compared with earlier years. The department highlighted technology investments (taser 10, drones, pursuit alerts), ongoing cold-case work and staffing targets.
Police Chief Nick Borges told the Seaside City Council on Feb. 6 that overall reported crime in Seaside fell 4% in 2024, continuing a multi-year downward trend that included a 37% drop in an earlier year and roughly a one-third decline over five years.
Borges said the department saw reductions across many major categories and emphasized the longer-term picture: “In the last 3 years, we have reduced the violent crime and overall crime in Seaside by over 50%,” he said. He also noted that auto thefts were a relative outlier, with a small increase of five reported vehicle thefts; the department credited improved detection and recovery tools for raising the recovery rate on stolen vehicles.
Traffic and injuries: Borges said injury collisions declined from 93 in the prior…
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