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Chief's report shows flat violent crime in 2012, spike in property crime and several high-profile incidents
Summary
Deputy chief presented 2012 year-end statistics—violent crime roughly flat, property crime up ~12%—and summarized New Year's Eve disturbances, a Jan. 1 homicide and a vehicle crash after a felony stop that killed bystanders; the department also described a new online "lineup" tool used to help identify suspects.
At the Jan. 9 San Francisco Police Commission meeting, the department delivered its year-end review for 2012 and described several incidents that followed the New Year.
The deputy chief reported 6,863 violent-crime reports for 2012, essentially flat compared with 2011, and 38,889 property-crime reports, a roughly 12 percent increase. Shooting victims were down about 4 percent year over year, the report said.
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