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Police Commission hears 2006 crime‑trends briefing as department cites targeted enforcement and calls for broader criminal‑justice coordination
Summary
Deputy police officials told the San Francisco Police Commission that 2006 saw reductions in some homicide categories and a rise in certain crimes such as juvenile robberies and auto burglaries; presenters and commissioners pressed for more data on recidivism, out‑of‑county arrestees and court processing delays.
Deputy Chief (name as given in the presentation) told the San Francisco Police Commission that the department’s targeted enforcement strategy has contributed to reductions in city homicides and gang‑related violence while other crime categories showed mixed trends. “We probably prevented well close to 3 dozen homicides this year,” the deputy chief said during a detailed slide presentation on 2006 trends.
The presentation, introduced as Item 7 on the commission agenda, compared San Francisco’s felony admissions and strike populations with neighboring counties and identified three themes the department said affect violence: narcotics activity, recidivist offenders who repeatedly reoffend, and commuting offenders who come from…
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