December, 2009

As the year 2009 comes to a close I want to wish everyone a happy holiday. . . I truly value the relationship our police department has with our community and together, we can make San Leandro safer. The police department continues to take great pride in being a full service law enforcement agency to those that we serve.

With your help, I am excited to report that we have seen a reduction in crime during 2009. Our crime rate for Part 1 crimes is down 12% from 2008 and we will close the year with the lowest part 1 crime rate since 1980! Our calls for service have reduced by 7% and our arrests are down 10%. Our robbery rate declined by 28% and burglaries are down by 19%. While these numbers are significant and a big step in the right direction, there still is crime in our city and we must stay vigilant in our efforts to prevent and fight crime. I want to extend a special "thank you" to the Citizens for a Safer San Leandro, for their involvement with our community. Civic groups like these, coupled with the strong relationships that we have with our residents, have directly impacted our continued success as a law enforcement agency.  

There are considerable differences in crime between Council Districts in San Leandro.  District 2 saw the largest total number of Part I Crimes [murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, vehicle theft & arson] numbering 111 in December, 2009, Bayfair accounting for 29 of that total.  District 5 is next in line with 60 total Part I crimes for December [District 5 includes Broadmoor HOA and Estudillo Estates HOA].  The lowest numbers come from District 4 with a low of 39 Part I crimes in December, the majority of them being larceny.  Up-to-date crime statistics can be obtained from the SLPD website http://www.slpdinfo.org   

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