親愛的讀者們：
自從選民在三月份通過了E提案以來，我的辦公室和三藩市警察局一直在通過起草新指令並在我的新預算中包括撥款用以實施這些改變。實施E提案的兩個關鍵元素正在警察委員會和市議會內向前推進。
為實施E提案允許的新政策，使更多警員在街上巡邏並讓警員逮捕違法者，三藩市警察局已經引入了新的部門一般指令以供警察委員會批准。雖然選民批准了這些政策，但警察委員會仍需在選民批准的範圍內通過這些部門一般指令：
‧允許警員在可以安全情況下，積極追捕犯下重罪和暴力輕罪的疑犯，包括零售盜竊、汽車盜竊和汽車入室爆竊。
‧消除重複和過多的撰寫報告要求，讓警員回到街上。
‧警員可以使用身穿攝像頭等技術解決方案來記錄事件信息，而不必返回區警察局填寫文件。
為了資助E提案批准包括公共安全攝像頭和無人機技術等新科技，我在建議預算中包括了3百70萬元撥款，尚待市議會批准。E提案的撥款將用於一次性設備購買資金，包括擴展公共安全攝像頭網絡和購買無人機以協助調查或在緊急情況下作為首次回應。提案還將資助持續的技術營運，這包括數據管理、視頻管理、數據分析軟件或現有攝像頭網絡的保養。
通過引入其他技術，三藩市看到了公共安全方面的改進。這包括市內的自動車牌讀取器。雖然這與E提案無關，但這些讀取器已經促進大量逮捕，並代表了我使用科技來打擊犯罪並支持警員逮捕的做法。
這些新公共安全策略的擴展將幫助三藩市繼續優先考慮和推動公共安全進展。在2024年的首六個月中，三藩市的犯罪率創下10年來的新低。與2018年我上任前的同期相比，暴力犯罪下降了26%，財產犯罪下降了40%。
通過騰出警員的時間，使他們能夠用更多時間在社區內，並提供更高效率的工具來追究犯人責任，使三藩市更加安全。我們已經看到了這些技術可以幫助逮捕和起訴。我們正以廣泛的策略來應對公共安全，包括增加執法和問責，但也在替代警務的方案和減少暴力計劃等撥款。公共安全沒有單一的解決方案或策略——其涉及從各個角度應對，在我們繼續推動正義並實施改革同時，使所有人感到安全。
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敬安！
三藩市市長 倫敦．布里德
Moving Prop E Safer San Francisco Forward
My fellow San Franciscans,
Since the voters approved Prop E in March, my office and the San Francisco Police Department have been working to implement these changes by drafting new directives and including new funding in my new budget. The two key elements for implementing Prop E are moving forward at the Police Commission and Board of Supervisors.
To implement the new policies approved in Prop E, which will get more officers on the streets and help officers apprehend those who break the law, SFPD has introduced new Department General Orders (DGOs) for approval by the Police Commission. While the voters approved these policies, the Police Commission still must approve the DGOs within the scope of what the voters approved:
‧ Allow officers to actively pursue suspects of felonies and violent misdemeanors, including retail theft, vehicle theft, and auto burglaries, as long as the pursuit can be done safely.
‧ Eliminate duplicative and excessive reporting requirements to help free up officers to get them back on the street.
‧ Clarify the officers can use technological solutions like body-worn cameras to record incident information, instead of having to go back to the district station to fill out paperwork.
To fund new technologies approved in Prop E, including public safety cameras and drone technology, I included $3.7 million in my proposed budget that is yet to be approved by the Board of Supervisors. The Prop E implementation dollars will go towards one-time equipment purchase funding, including expanding the public safety camera network and the acquisition of drones to assist with investigations or as a first response in emergencies. It will also fund ongoing technology operations, which may include digital evidence management, video management, data analytics software, or maintenance of existing camera networks.
San Francisco has already seen improvements on public safety with other technologies being put in place. This includes the City’s Automated License Plate Readers. While separate from Prop E, these readers have led to a significant number of arrests and are representative of my approach to using technology to deter crime and support officers in making arrests.
These expansions of new public safety strategies will help San Francisco continue to prioritize and build on public safety progress. In the first six months of 2024, San Francisco has seen its lowest crime rate in 10 years. Compared to the same six-month period in 2018 before I took office, violent crime is down 26% and property crime is down 40%.
By freeing up officers to spend more time out in the community and giving them the tools to be more efficient and hold people accountable, we will make San Francisco safer. We’re already seeing the impacts this technology can have, leading to arrests and prosecutions.
We are approaching public safety with a broad strategy, including increasing enforcement and accountability, but also investing in alternatives to policing and investing in violence reduction programs. There is no one solution or strategy to public safety – it’s about tackling it from all angles to make all people feel safe while we continue to promote justice and implement reforms.
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Sincerely,
London N. Breed
Mayor
