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Interim SFPD chief reports citywide drops in most crimes, announces town hall after Tenderloin officer-involved shooting
Summary
Interim Chief Yip told the Police Commission that many year-to-date crime categories are down, highlighted a spike in 'chain-snatch' robberies concentrated in the Mission and Ingleside districts, and announced a town hall Nov. 18 after an officer-involved shooting in the Tenderloin.
Interim Chief Yip told the San Francisco Police Commission on Nov. 9 that many major crime categories are down year to date, but he flagged specific problem areas and scheduled public outreach after a recent officer-involved shooting.
Yip opened his weekly report saying robberies were "trending down 54% from the previous week" and that overall robberies are down "23%" year to date. He said Part 1 crimes are down 26% year to date and violent crimes are down 17%.
The chief said investigators identified an increase in "chain-snatch" robberies — forceful thefts of gold chains and similar jewelry — with 28…
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