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Chief reports uptick in shootings while violent crime overall is down
Summary
Interim Chief Tony Chaplin reported that homicides rose slightly to 42 year-to-date and shootings increased modestly versus 2015, while violent crime and robberies are down; he cited recent shooting incidents across multiple districts and described deployments for Fleet Week and Dreamforce.
Interim Chief of Police Tony Chaplin told the Police Commission on Oct. 12 that the department's homicide tally stood at 42 year-to-date and that shootings were up modestly compared with 2015, while violent crime overall remained down for the reporting period.
"Our homicide rate is at 42," Chaplin said, adding that 16 of those homicides had been cleared by arrest so far this year. He said shootings…
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