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SFPD chief defends expanded foot patrols and civilianization push while noting staffing shortfalls
Summary
Chief William Scott told the Budget & Finance Committee that foot patrol redeployments and neighborhood crime units helped reduce certain property crimes; he described recruitment shortfalls, civilianization steps and equipment needs, and committed to follow‑up data on outcomes in targeted districts.
San Francisco Police Chief William Scott defended the department’s strategic emphasis on foot patrols, neighborhood crime units and a relaunch of the investigations bureau during a Budget & Finance hearing.
Scott said the department’s recent redeployment of officers to foot beats contributed to measurable declines in larceny and assaults in the areas examined by an independent study. “The California Policy Lab come in and do an independent study to see what the effectiveness was of that…
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