Tag: Crime
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City Heights Seniors Want Park Curfew After Alleged Crimes Leave Them Fearful
Management and residents at a senior apartment facility say a public park next door is drawing criminal activity that’s affecting the building’s tenants.
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Effects of Prop. 47 Immediately Felt in San Diego County
By Megan Burke, Tom Fudge, Peggy Pico Under newly passed Proposition 47, certain non-violent crimes would be lowered from felonies to misdemeanors. Those crimes include drug possession, petty theft, shoplifting, receiving stolen property and forging and writing bad checks. Chief Deputy District Attorney Dave Greenberg said new misdemeanor cases would be handled by the San…
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More Early Education Means Less Crime, Study Says
By Brooke Binkowski A new report says pre-kindergarten programs are an essential tool in fighting crime. Brian Lee is the California director of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, which produced the report. It’s a national nonprofit representing law enforcement agencies and crime survivors. Lee said early education is key because learning gaps can show up…
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Crime Mapping: Efforts to Improve Safety in City Heights
The San Diego Police Department’s main method of providing crime data to the public is through the crimemapping.com web application, according to San Diego Police Lt. Kevin Myer. | Photo Credit: Karla Flores, The AjA Project By Kiran Mehta Kiran Mehta is a high school student and a member of The AjA Project’s YAC Youth…
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What San Diego Law Enforcement Is Up Against
By Catherine Green It’s hard out here for a cop — or a health care worker or social service provider, for that matter. Opiate use and mental health calls for service are both up in San Diego County, according to new studies from the San Diego Association of Governments. And data from The Urban Institute…