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San Carlos police report shows small declines in several crime categories; chief highlights new reporting system and PER successes
Summary
San Carlos's 2024 police services report, delivered by Chief Mark Meyers, notes a switch to NIBRS/NERS reporting, small decreases in crimes against persons (126→119) and property (771→757) and a sizable fall in 'crimes against society' (280→149). Meyers highlighted technology, K9/team deployments and psychiatric emergency response (PER) outcomes.
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Captain/Chief Mark Meyers presented the San Carlos 2024 police services report on Aug. 25, summarizing staffing, activity, technology upgrades, crime trends and behavioral-health co-response outcomes.
Key figures from the presentation - Reporting system: the department adopted a National Incident-Based Reporting (NIBRS / "NERS") system, which expands recorded offense categories and complicates comparisons to historic UCR figures. - Crime counts: crimes against persons fell from 126 to 119; crimes against property decreased from 771 to 757; crimes against society (drug, prostitution, weapons), dropped from 280 to 149. - Clearance…
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