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Bayview captain outlines crime trends, housing-unit plan and new violence-reduction efforts
Summary
At a Feb. 27 Police Commission community meeting in Bayview, the Bayview Station captain reviewed district crime data, said total Part I crimes were roughly flat year-over-year while homicides fell and described plans to place a housing unit in Alice Griffith and launch a Violence Reduction Zone.
At a San Francisco Police Commission community meeting Feb. 27 at the Bayview Opera House, the Bayview Station commanding officer presented district demographics, crime trends and a package of enforcement and community programs intended to reduce violence and build relationships with residents.
The captain said the Bayview District serves roughly 73,000 people across about 9.1 square miles and described the area as racially and economically diverse. "The Bayview Police District has a population of nearly 73,000 and it covers an area 9.1 square miles," the captain told the commission. He reported that total Part I crimes from 2006 to February 2007 "increased last year less than 1%" compared with 2006, that homicide was down about 11% in the district, and that robberies were up about 5%.
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