Check out the Santa Monica Police Department's latest update [video] featuring Chief Cynthia Renaud as she discusses the state of crime in Santa Monica highlighting an 8 percent decrease in Part 1 Crimes from January to May 2019.
See more: https://www.santamonica.gov/blog/smpd-chief-cynthia-renaud-s-quarterly-crime-update
AND: https://smmirror.com/2019/06/santa-monica-sees-8-percent-decline-in-part-1-crime/