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 July 17, 2008

San Diego's Crime Rate on the Decline
Here's some good news for San Diego residents. Our city continues to be one of the safer big cities in the country. San Diego's crime rate continues to decline, while officers on the street continue to increase.
During the first half of 2008, the crime rate has dropped almost 10% compared to the previous year. The murder rate dropped more than 10% and aggravated assaults are down 7%.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders claims that now that we are able to view San Diego's crime as a historical timeline, the city is as safe as it was during the sixties.

Also down is the gang crime, which had more than a 30% decrease in gang related deaths. Gang shootings were down almost 30% and drive-by's were down half of what they were the year before.