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SCPD must increase staffing – first priority must be to hire the number of officers the city budget allows for – right now

January 7, 2018 by TBSC 2 Comments

In 1996 SCPD employed 89 sworn police officers. The population in 1996 was about 50,000. Annual calls for service around that time were approximately 67,000 a year.  Fast forward 20 […]

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Filed Under: Crime Statistics, Editorial

Crime Stats Update: Santa Cruz is still a very dangerous place to live

November 18, 2017 by TBSC 2 Comments

Author:   E. Bovee  2016 FBI Crime Statistics Published FBI has released its 2016 crime stats, including reported crimes by state, by city. This will be the same exercise as last year: […]

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2015 Year-End Crime Stats – SCPD

April 6, 2016 by TBSC 2 Comments

2015 Year-End Crime Stats Source:  City Manager’s Weekly Report, March 18, 2016 The Santa Cruz Police Department released the  End-of-Year statistics for 2015. These statistics represent work volumes and crime […]

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Crime on the Rise – three driving forces

February 10, 2016 by TBSC 4 Comments

Addiction, untreated mental health, and the lack of consequences Here in Santa Cruz crime is on the rise. There are three driving forces; addiction, untreated mental health, and the lack […]

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Filed Under: Call to Action, Crime Statistics, Editorial, Uncategorized

Santa Cruz County Courts – Time to reexamine our bail schedule

January 23, 2016 by TBSC 1 Comment

With property crime rising and by all accounts it seems like more and more criminals are being re-arrested time and again for committing the same crimes, maybe it’s time that […]

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Does Santa Cruz Need More Police Officers?

December 15, 2015 by TBSC 2 Comments

Santa Cruz is not by a long shot, your average city, why do we have an average or below average size police department? Santa Cruz stands out with its warm […]

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Filed Under: Crime Statistics, Editorial

Santa Cruz is a Very Dangerous Place to Live

December 7, 2015 by TBSC 2 Comments

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Author:  E. Bovee  October 17, 2013 (link to original blog post) Essay and Analysis on Crime in Santa Cruz, CA This first post was based on research I began in 2007.  After […]

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Prop 47 – The Full Irony of The Claimed 5% Recidivism Rate

November 30, 2015 by TBSC Leave a Comment

The full irony 5% Recidivism Rate Touted by the Prop 47 Advocates

A Stanford Law School study recently published reports that inmates released under Prop. 47 are not causing the crime spike seen in cities all over California.  Keep in mind that […]

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Filed Under: Crime Statistics, Prop 47

FBI Statistics Show Santa Cruz Crime Among State’s Highest

April 7, 2013 by admin

Thanks to the solid investigative journalism and research of TBSC member Erik Bovee, there is undeniable fact-based evidence to support the reason that Take Back Santa Cruz exists: the need […]

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Filed Under: Crime Statistics

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