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Rohnert Park SAFE team logged more calls in 2024; council presses for stable funding
Summary
Chief told the council the SAFE mental-health response team answered roughly 2,600 calls in 2024 (up from ~1,800 in 2023), citing 2,229 dispatch calls, increases in welfare checks and suicide-related contacts, and a contract cost reported at about $196,600 to PPSC; council asked staff to seek long-term, multi-year funding amid state-level funding uncertainty.
Rohnert Park’s public safety chief told the City Council on March 25 that the SAFE (Specialized Assistance for Everyone) response team handled substantially more calls in 2024 than in 2023 and stressed the program’s role in reducing officer time spent on mental-health transports.
Key figures reported by the chief: total SAFE calls for service in 2024 were "just under 2,600," compared with just over 1,800 in 2023; total calls recorded through dispatch were 2,229. The chief said SAFE responded directly to many residents without dispatch, describing an increase in direct calls as community familiarity with the service grew. He also cited 474 welfare checks and 239…
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