AUGUST 2021
Your Monthly News & Updates
Back to School

As children get ready to return to school, here are some tips from the National Safety Council to help keep them safe throughout the school year. Click here.
National Night Out

TONIGHT! Let’s build police-community connections that create a safer SF at SFPD events throughout the city. Check out our article in this issue for more info about events!
Public Safety Meeting

Save the date for SFPD Chief William Scott’s next Citywide Public Safety Meeting on Thurs., Sept 2 at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom. Click the link to launch the meeting.

Come Create a Safer SF
at National Night Out

Tonight’s the night (Tues., Aug. 3)! The ten San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) stations invite you to their respective National Night Out events throughout the city. Aside from food, entertainment and fun activities, it’s a chance to build police-community connections that help create a safer San Francisco for us all.
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Mayor & SFPD Chief Share Midyear Crime Stats, Highlight Safety Priorities

During a press conference Mon., July 12, SFPD Chief William Scott and Mayor London Breed presented the latest CompStat report through the first half of 2021 and also underscored public safety priorities in San Francisco.

REPORT: SFPD Resolve 99.9 Percent of Crisis-Related Calls Peacefully

The San Francisco Police Crisis Intervention Team 2020 Police Commission Report reveals that of the almost 50K annual crisis-related calls, the SFPD used force only 51 times—a use-of-force rate of 00.1 percent, per a Force Science Institute Force Science News report.


Coffee with a Cop Reemerges
after Pandemic Pause

As San Franciscans return to city living after a long pandemic pause, one of the first SFPD community events to reemerge is Coffee with a Cop. Hosted by the SFPD stations in their local districts, the events help police and local residents build community “one cup at a time.”

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