Today, SanDiegoPD briefed the public on its many accomplishments over the last year, including the recovery of over 2,480 illegal guns, 383 of which were ghost guns. More info:
SAN DIEGO – SAN DIEGO – City leaders announced today that overall crime in San Diego decreased last year by 7.5% — an upbeat trend tempered, however, by a 2.9% increase in violent offenses.
Nisleit and Mayor Todd Gloria praised the SDPD and the city’s leadership for the downtick in total crime over the course of 2022, improvements that included a 14.9% drop in the number of thefts, a 13.1% decrease in rapes, a 10.5% decline in murders and a 4.5% dip in burglaries. “While that is good, we are still seeing an increase in some categories, and we must remain vigilant,” Nisleit said during the news conference at downtown SDPD headquarters.
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