Property Crimes Hit Record Low!!! 78 total burglaries in July! THE LOWEST NUMBER IN MORE THAN 11 YEARS!!! Keep up the good work #santafe ! SFPD has also created a standalone narcotics unit! Read more below! Property Crimes Hit Record Low SANTA FE, N.M. – Santa Fe Police are proud to announce the city’s property crimes have hit an all-time record low. July saw 78 total burglaries. This is the lowest number of combined residential, auto and commercial burglaries since the department began its current record keeping system in 2003. Residential burglaries dropped by 43 percent compared to July of 2013. Auto burglaries are down 41 percent and commercial burglaries declined by 38 percent in the same time period. This July the city saw 33 residential burglaries which is a stark contrast from October of 2011 when there were 96 burglarized homes or even January of 2012 when there were 86. Santa Fe Police Chief Eric Garcia credits the decline to a combination of increased morale within the department, the creation of a new standalone narcotics unit, scheduling changes and a shift in the way officers approach crime prevention. “I am encouraging my officers to get out of their units, shake hands with business owners, walk neighborhoods and meet the residents whom they serve,” Santa Fe Police Chief Eric Garcia said. “Our new narcotics unit is going after mid-level offenders, known to commit property crimes, and it’s is very clear this tactic is working.” The previous record low was set in April of 2013 with a total of 88 combined residential, commercial and auto burglaries. The Santa Fe Police Department’s standalone narcotics unit is comprised of two highly trained detectives pursuing cases concerning mid-level drug offenders. The department also has two additional detectives working in conjunction with the state’s Region III Drug Enforcement Task Force. SFPD detectives assigned to Region III work closely with detectives in the standalone unit and investigate cases involving high level drug offenders and drug trafficking organizations that may operate in jurisdictions throughout northern New Mexico. The department is also referring non-violent, repeat, property crime offenders who have known drug addictions to the newly effected LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) program. “I requested a standalone narcotics unit be put into place and applaud Chief Garcia’s efforts,” Santa Fe Mayor Javier M. Gonzales said. “I believe we must address this problem at the street level and be able to provide alternative resources to individuals who want help.” “We must work collaboratively,” said Chief Garcia. “We will continue to implement the strategies initiated through ‘Operation Full Court Press’ such as tracking repeat offenders, working closely with the judicial system and monitoring hotspots; we are also going to get creative and look beyond property crime toward the root causes whether that’s drug addictions, domestic violence or simple crisis prevention.” ###
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 16:19:41 +0000
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