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Isla Vista safety-station program reports big year-over-year drops and Deltopia spike; board asks for more data
Summary
Pam Gebhardt, CSO coordinator for UCPD, presented FY23-24 and FY24-25 safety-station reports showing 26,858 total contacts in 2023–24 and large weekend spikes tied to Deltopia; directors noted a roughly 2,000-contact year-over-year fall and requested further data and outreach plans.
Pam Gebhardt, CSO coordinator for the UCSB Police Department, told the Isla Vista CSD board that the student-based safety-station program runs from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays at two primary locations and is staffed by fingerprinted, background-checked UCSB student safety partners who complete more than 40 hours of training.
Gebhardt presented FY23-24 figures showing fall-quarter contacts of 3,715 at Little Acorn Park and 4,959 at Window To The Sea Park, and a year-end total of 26,858 contacts with water distributed to 26,497 people and 213 dispatched safety escorts. She said the…
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