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Public Safety Legislation
My fellow San Franciscans,
We are making progress disrupting crimes and we are sending a message that San Francisco is not tolerating criminal activity of any kind. While we are continuing to build back our police force, it’s the smart thing to do to incorporate technology that supports the hard work our officers do every day to take care of our city and arrest those who think they can break the law in San Francisco.
That is why I was proud to have signed legislation last week to allow the San Francisco Police to begin installing 400 Automated License Plate Readers to address public safety issues in San Francisco.
This legislation will fund the Automated License Plate Readers cameras, with the law change signed into law in December, SFPD can now begin the process of installing 400 new cameras at intersections across San Francisco.?
To ensure the cameras are installed as quickly as possible, I have directed my staff and departments to cut through red tape and any unnecessary delays. This includes working directly with the SFMTA and SFPUC, both of which have existing pole infrastructure that can be used to mount the cameras. ? ?
Law Signed - Retail Theft Grant: Providing 400 New License Plate Readers
The legislation enacts a state retail theft grant San Francisco was awarded by the State. That $ 17.3 million in grant funding from the State of California’s Organized Retail Theft Grant Program which provides funds to local law enforcement agencies across the state to combat organized retail theft. The SFPD has been awarded $15.3 from the Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program and the District Attorney’s Office is being awarded $2 million from the California Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Grant Program.????
In addition, this money pays for essential equipment and vehicles to enhance operations as part of our organized retail theft and catalytic converter theft strategy. This includes 400 Automated License Plate Readers which target criminal activity, not people, and helps to secure objective evidence as part of our work to advance intelligence-led policing in San Francisco.?It also funds personnel and crime analysis.
The legislation I just signed follows on a separate law I authored and passed through the Board of Supervisors to give SFPD the authority to use this important public safety tool.???
Building Progress on Public Safety?
This new tool will help San Francisco continue to make progress on public safety, as it did during the most recent holiday season. Between November 20, 2023, and January 1, 2024, compared to the same time period the year before, San Francisco saw a:?
48% reduction in larceny theft (includes retail theft and auto break-ins)?
17% reduction in motor vehicle theft?
26% reduction in burglaries?
These license plate readers will play a critical role in disrupting retail theft, car break-ins, sideshows, and other criminal activity.
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Sincerely,
London N. Breed
Mayor
