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Chief reports lower homicides and new academy class; commissioners press for youth outreach
Summary
The SFPD chief reported 2014 homicide and nonfatal-shooting totals fell (45 or fewer homicides; fewer than 200 nonfatal shootings) and noted recent arrests and two officer-involved shootings; commissioners discussed youth programs and recruiting outreach.
At the Jan. 7 Police Commission meeting the Chief of Police reported that 2014 saw 45 or fewer homicides in San Francisco — the second time in 50 years the city recorded that low a number — and that the city recorded fewer than 200 nonfatal shootings for the fourth time in five years. The chief said the department accomplished this while operating with about 300 fewer sworn officers than in prior years.
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