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Chief says citywide Part 1 crimes down 20%, urges bond to fix aging police facilities; answers questions on DNA backlog and officer-involved shooting
Summary
At the Jan. 27 Police Commission meeting Chief Gascon reported a 20% year-to-date drop in Part 1 crimes, urged a public-safety bond to repair aging police facilities and modernize the crime lab, and described details of a recent officer-involved shooting and DNA backlog priorities.
Chief Gascon told the San Francisco Police Commission on Jan. 27 that citywide Part 1 crimes are down about 20% year-to-date compared with the same period last year, citing a 25% drop in reported rapes, a 9% decline in robbery and a 49% reduction in auto thefts.
"We're standing at a total of 20% reduction year to date," Chief Gascon said, adding that violent crime overall is down about 12% year-to-date. He gave the commission a breakdown of several categories and said property crime was down roughly 21%.
The chief urged commissioners to support placement of a public-safety bond on the June ballot to address aging and seismically vulnerable police facilities, including the Hall of Justice. "If there was to be a major earthquake... the Hall of Justice could be…
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