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SFPD credits targeted patrols, community outreach for reduced violence in Mission District
Summary
Captain Corrales told the Police Commission the Mission District saw an 8% reduction in violent crime for the reporting period and outlined patrol changes, arrests, and community partnerships used to quell a recent spike in gang-related incidents.
Captain Corrales told the San Francisco Police Commission on March 30 that the Mission District has seen an overall drop in violent crime this year compared with the same period in 2010 and described the department's short-term tactics and longer-term outreach to sustain that improvement.
'We have a 8% reduction this year as opposed to last year for the same time period in violent crimes,' Corrales said, summarizing a range of statistics that included fewer aggravated assaults and an increase in arrests. Corrales said arrest totals were up sharply: violent-crime arrests were up 42% and total Part I arrests were up 25% for the reporting period. He flagged auto burglaries as a continuing concern but said…
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