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Supervisors Press Police, Ask for Data as SFPD Seeks 100 Recruits and Technology Funds
Summary
San Francisco Police Chief William Scott asked the Budget Committee for 100 sworn recruits, 10 civilian transparency positions and technology upgrades, arguing staffing is needed to respond to rising gun and property crime. Supervisors pressed for clarity on year-to-year totals, overtime and how alternative response teams will change police workloads.
San Francisco Police Chief William Scott told the Budget and Appropriations Committee on June 17 that the department needs 100 new sworn hires and 10 civilian positions to meet transparency obligations under California law and to sustain response levels as crime patterns change. The department also asked for technology modernization now and in a larger follow-up request next year, including funds to replace the records-management system and support data-driven reform work.
"We know what it takes—we just need the support to get us there," Chief Scott said, outlining a staffing analysis that recommended a long-term increase of roughly 265 officers across field operations. He said the 100-recruit ask was intended primarily to hold the department steady in the face of historically high yearly attrition (about 95–105 separations per year).
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