Crime statistics from the
Police Department reveal that residential burglaries and robberies in the SDCC area rose in the first quarter of this year and dropped somewhat in the second quarter.
The Crime Committee and Bruce Smith, 7th district Police-Community relations representative urge residents to help combat these crimes by using the Operation Ident tools, the Whistle Stop program, and by volunteering as block watchers.
As an overall view, the statistics through July indicate that crimes against persons are down, crimes against property up. At the SDCC Board meeting, members expressed hope that increased foot patrols will bring the number of crimes down, but did not think the patrols had been operating long enough to make a definite indication.
A number of neighborhood representatives thought the patrolmen, most of whom are not from the 7th district, should be better briefed on neighborhood problems so they could work more effectively.
The foot patrol is manned by regular police officers from all over the city, voluntarily putting in overtime. Police Department computer printouts on crime in this neighborhood are received monthly at SDCC, 6008 Kingsbury, and interested residents can see them there.
Originally published in The Paper, September–October 1973.
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