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Police report: homicides steady but nonfatal shootings and gun recoveries fall under enforcement strategies
Summary
SFPD officials presented homicide, shooting and robbery data showing a roughly 35% decline in nonfatal shootings across zones, increased gun recoveries year‑to‑date, and ongoing concerns about younger offenders and gang‑related spikes in certain neighborhoods.
San Francisco police leaders told the Police Commission Dec. 10 that while the overall homicide count remained similar to the prior year, nonfatal shootings have fallen sharply in 2008 and gun recoveries have increased, a pattern officials credited in part to targeted enforcement and new interagency information‑sharing.
Deputy chiefs and commanders presented a data packet showing 97 homicides for the reporting period (year‑to‑date figure presented to the commission) and a citywide decrease in nonfatal shootings of about 35% compared with the same span the prior year. Commander Murphy said the…
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