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SFPD reports mixed crime trends; commission presses for community engagement, cold‑case DNA work
Summary
At the March 2009 Police Commission meeting, SFPD officials described year‑to‑date drops in several crime categories but noted sharp increases in acquaintance sexual assaults and juvenile victims; commissioners pressed for district-level outreach, staffing and details on arrests and clearances.
San Francisco — San Francisco Police Department officials told the Police Commission on March 25 that overall crime figures show notable year‑to‑date declines in several categories, but stressed worrying increases in reported sexual assaults — particularly those classified as ‘acquaintance’ assaults — and in juvenile victims.
"The acquaintance type **** is the majority of what we see in these type of ****** assaults," the department presenter said, and confirmed the acquaintance category includes domestic‑violence cases. Commissioners asked for a racial and relationship breakdown after seeing large percentage increases for Latino, Asian and African‑American female victims.
The department described new investigative steps aimed at improving clearances for violent crimes and sexual assaults. "We have developed a cold case unit that…
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