"Citywide, crime is down nearly 30 percent, car break-ins are at 22-year lows and traffic deaths have dropped by 42 percent, the mayor said, standing under blue skies at Rossi Park in front of a crowd of several hundred. Homicides haven't been this low since 1954. Applications to join the police department are up 54 percent and, for the first time you can keep clapping, go ahead, Lurie said, as the crowd erupted. There was laughter, then cheers."
"And for the first time since 2018, we are growing our ranks of officers and sheriff's deputies. Lurie's first State of the City, which he delivered Thursday morning, came with a dose of nostalgia (I kid you not, right here on this muddy grass, right here, I played soccer). But it kicked off with tough love. After the public safety stats, Lurie ran through his first-year attempts to cut down on open-air drug use and visible homelessness on San Francisco's streets:"
Mayor Daniel Lurie reported citywide crime down nearly 30 percent, car break-ins at 22-year lows, traffic deaths down 42 percent, and homicides at their lowest since 1954. Applications to join the police department increased 54 percent and the city is growing its ranks of officers and sheriff's deputies for the first time since 2018. The administration reorganized street-outreach teams, added recovery and treatment beds, hired officers, and opened a detox center for arrestees to curb open-air drug use and visible homelessness. Polling shows strong resident approval on public safety and neighborhood cleanliness, though national crime declines complicate attributing effects solely to local actions.
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