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SFPD reports early-year crime declines but warns budget cuts could pause academy classes
Summary
Deputy Chief Kevin Cashman reported 2012 year‑to‑date drops in violent and property crime; the department presented a $483 million baseline and said targeted mayoral cuts of about $5.8 million would likely force no academy classes next year unless alternative staffing plans are adopted. The commission approved a $4,000 donation to the Police Wilderness Program on the consent calendar.
San Francisco’s Police Department reported early-year crime reductions and described budget and staffing scenarios that could slow hiring and training for new officers.
Deputy Chief Kevin Cashman said the department’s ComStat numbers for the first 28 days of 2012 showed violent crime down about 10% and property crimes down about 18% from the same period in 2011; the homicide total was three so far in 2012 compared with eight at the same point a year earlier. Cashman also described a Jan. 25 fugitive-recovery operation that led to more than 70 arrests, including about 20 parolees.
At the same time, Captain Goldberg…
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