SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Final 12 months, San Francisco spent $88 million on police additional time. Let that set in for a second.
Even earlier than taking workplace, Mayor Daniel Lurie mentioned he wished to cut back additional time for police. He mentioned so on Nov. 20, 2024 when he met with prime members of the Police Officers Affiliation on this constructing.
On the time, Lurie made guarantees, reiterating that public security was his primary precedence. This week, he mentioned it nonetheless is.
“Property crime is down 35% from final 12 months. Violent crime is down 15% and automobile break-ins are at 22-year lows,” Laurie informed members of the board of supervisors.
However let’s be clear right here: Lurie would not deserve all of the credit score, since crime was already low towards the tip of the Breed administration.
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Thursday marked the a hundredth day of San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s administration. He spoke with ABC7 Information on town’s progress and future.
It has been greater than 100 days since he took workplace, so let’s have a look at if he has delivered on different guarantees he made to regulation enforcement.
Lurie mentioned he wished to cut back police obligatory additional time, which metropolis officers agree has gotten uncontrolled.
In 2023, the projected prices for police additional time was simply over $25 million, but it skyrocketed to greater than $80 million. The Funds and Legislative Analyst’s Workplace investigation discovered there was abuse and poor oversight. Final 12 months, it greater than doubled from a projected $41 million to $88 million.
Two years in the past, Police Chief Invoice Scott mentioned that the division depends on additional time to fill vacant positions.
“The one method that we briefly bridge that shortcoming, that hole, is thru additional time,” insisted Chief Scott again in March 2023.
This 12 months, SFPD has mentioned its additional time price range might be greater than anticipated.
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In the meantime, Lurie has already mentioned there might be additional time monies for fiscal 12 months 2025-26.
“We have to employees up SFPD. That could be a prime precedence, and we had the biggest recruitment class in eight years in January. We’ve got extra coming, however we have to do extra,” Lurie informed ABC7 Information.
Lurie isn’t placing a timeline on police recruitment. The division continues to be quick round 500 officers.
“This isn’t one thing that occurs in a matter of months. That is going to take a whole lot of my first time period,” Lurie mentioned.
We requested the mayor if he nonetheless has confidence in Chief Scott.
“I do not touch upon staffing points,” he mentioned
However, as if to indicate assist for Scott, final Tuesday, members of the board of supervisors honored him for his management towards decreasing total crime.
Lurie additionally mentioned he wished to extend personnel inside the San Francisco Sheriff’s Division and amongst 911 dispatchers from the Division of Emergency Administration.
There, the purpose is to have as much as 160 totally skilled dispatchers. But, there are solely 126 of them.
This week, the pinnacle of Emergency Administration put in a pitch for them earlier than the board of supervisors.
“I’ve by no means met a bunch of those that extra embody the phrase of public service than the 911 dispatchers,” mentioned Mary Ellen Carroll.
Moreover SFPD, maybe no different division is in want of extra officers than the sheriff’s division.
The crackdown on crime in San Francisco meant extra individuals have been incarcerated, a 36% improve in only one 12 months.
This time final 12 months, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto informed the board of supervisors that there have been 195 sworn vacancies.
This week, he up to date us on efforts to extend employees.
“Proper now we’re all the way down to about 162 open requisitions for deputies. The promising factor is, with the present mayor’s administration and dedication to public security, we’re challenged proper now with our price range, however he has made dedication to verify we’re in a position to rent to fill these ranks,” Miyamoto mentioned.
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