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SFPD reports drop in overall Part I crime; Jefferson Square Park operation leads to 86 arrests and narcotics seizure
Summary
San Francisco Police Chief William Scott told the Police Commission the city is down 33% in Part I crimes year-to-date and described a Drug Market Agency Coordination Center operation at Jefferson Square Park that resulted in 86 arrests and the seizure of about 1.21 pounds of narcotics.
San Francisco Police Chief William Scott told the Police Commission on March 12 that overall Part I crime is down 33% year-to-date, while gun violence has increased modestly.
Scott said the drop amounts to 2,479 fewer Part I incidents compared with the same period last year and described the breakdown: property crime down roughly 36%, larceny down about 15%, and a 14% reduction in violent crime overall. "We are up in gun violence, 9% compared to 2024," Scott said, and noted there have been four more shooting incidents year to date and two more shooting victims than at the same point last year. He reported three homicides so far this year, the same as last year, and said the homicide clearance rate is…
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