In the last month, Santa Monica has experienced a handful of unique and high-profile incidents that attracted media coverage and news helicopters. I understand how that may cause some to feel unsafe. I want to reassure when crimes occur you have an extremely professional and highly trained police force working to keep you safe every day.

For the year to date, we are experiencing a 15 percent decrease in our Part 1 crimes. These crimes include homicide, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, theft and motor vehicle theft. We have not seen a decrease like this in a few years.

Read More: https://www.santamonica.gov/blog/SMPD-chief-cynthia-renaud-s-quarterly-crime-update

AND: http://surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/October-2019/10_08_2019_Crime_Dropped_in_Santa_Monica_During_First_Nine_Months_of_Year.html