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Richmond captain touts falling violent crime, warns auto burglaries persist; launches Streetsmarts pilot
Summary
Captain Simon Silverman told a packed Richmond town hall that violent crime is down while auto burglaries remain the district’s top problem; he announced a Streetsmarts pedestrian-safety pilot and invited community partnership to curb collisions and break-ins.
Captain Simon Silverman, the Richmond Station commander, told residents at a San Francisco Police Commission town-hall that the district has lower violent crime than the city overall but continues to struggle with auto burglaries and traffic collisions.
"It's my honor to serve as the captain of Richmond Station," Silverman said, outlining the district's makeup (about 5.7 square miles and roughly 101,000 residents) and operational priorities. He said the station's average response to A-priority calls is about "4 minutes and 9 seconds," a figure he described as faster than the citywide average. Silverman credited plainclothes surveillance and targeted visits to known suspects for recent reductions in some property-crime series.
The presentation echoed the chief's broader assessment earlier in the meeting: violent crime citywide is "down about 13%" and the department has recorded 12 homicides so far this calendar year,…
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