SANTA MONICA
Police Department
2 0 2 4 A n n u a l R e p o r t
Council Update
City Manager's Report
June 10, 2025
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Immigration Enforcement
• We support peaceful expression and the right to protest • Criminal behavior that threatens public safety will be addressed and will not be tolerated
When lives are at risk, we respond to protect those in harm’s way – fellow officers, federal law enforcement, and every person in our communitywithout regard to immigration status.
Our focus is on public safety, not immigration enforcement.
City Manager's Report
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Overview
• Strategic Plan 2024-2028
• Calls for Service
• Criminal Behavior
• 2024 Crime Statistics
• Part I & Part II
• Arrests
• Downtown
• Special Projects
• Homelessness
• HLP – Homeless Liaison
• Technology
• Transparency
• Summary
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Strategic Plan
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Versaterm (Records Management)
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NIBRS (National Incident-Based Reporting System)
UCR (old) NIBRS (new)
Detailed individual incident
reports for the original
eight index crimes and 38
other offenses
Monthly aggregate crimes
counts for eight index
crimes (Murder, Rape, Robbery,
Aggravated Assault, Burglary,
Larceny/Theft, GTA, & Arson)
Records each offense
occurring in an incident
Hierarchy rule: counts only
the most serious crimes
Distinguishes between
attempted and completed
crimes
Does not distinguished
between attempted and
completed crimes
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Calls for Service104,061 103,462 95,536 101,040 123,491 75,770 77,101 79,86581,272 18,336 18,564 24,013 19,946 26,337 18,939 19,743 21,721 96%
2023-2024
Increase in Officer-Initiated
Calls for Service 128,820 77,204 23,950 51,616
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CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
PART I CRIME PART II CRIME ARRESTS
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2024 Crime Stats – Part I
-2%
2023-2024
Decrease in Part I Crimes
77 Crimes Total 4,384 4,303 4,755 4,917 4,840
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2024 Crime Stats – Part I 2,927
63 479 744 39418245
Murder/homicide increased from 1
incident in 2023 to 6 in 2024.
Rape cases remained relatively
stable with 48 in 2023 and 45 in 2024.
Aggravated Assault at 394 incidents is a
decrease over 2023. (-2.2%)
Incidents of Arson decreased from 80
in 2023 to 63 (-21%)
Robberies dropped significantly: 182
in 2024 (-25%)
6 GTAs declined for the first time in
years: 479 cases in 2024 (-16%).
Overall burglary increased: 744
cases (+14%), driven mainly by a 17%
increase in residential burglaries.
Larceny remains the most reported
crime category, stable year-overyear.
1 48 244 403 653 573 2,915
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Edged Weapons
41 60
56 59
52 71 75 83
74 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Aggravated Assault – Knife
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2024 Crime Stats – Part II
PART II Crime
16%
2023-2024
Increase in Part II Crimes
574 Crimes Total 4,080 2,738 2,6723,264 3,506 727 631 761 391 171 136 160 City Manager's Report
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2024 Crime Stats – Part II cont.
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2024 Crime Stats – Part II cont.
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Weapons Arrests
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Arrests989 1,538 1,694 2,802 1,840 2,723 1,633 2,438 981 1,599 3%
2024
60% of all arrests
involved homeless
suspects
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Crime Impact Team (CIT)
Relaunched in August 2024
817 117
Self-Initiated Activity Felony Arrests
92 Misdemeanor Arrests
71 Citations
Data August 2024 – April 2025
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Directed Action Response Team (DART)
3045 Calls for Service
Average Per Month - 254
2024
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Traffic Enforcement (Motorcycle Officers )
221
211
460
495 460
91 75
43 Citywide - Basic Traffic
Enforcement Operations
2,835
Citations in 2024
845 802
Vehicle Stops Citations
11 Operations
208
Vehicles Stopped
DUI Saturation
66 4 2 1 1
Operations
DUI Checkpoints
1,746
Vehicles Entered
Checkpoint
733 54 3
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Traffic Enforcement (Motorcycle Officers )
221
211
460
162
495 460
91 75
157
37 30
344 318
29 Operations
5 Operations
8 Operations
13 Operations
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DART DSU RETAIL THEFT TASKFORCE PROMENADE
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Promenade Part I Crime WILSHIRE COLORADO 4
TH STREET
2ND STREET 49 22 33 202224 11
5 3 19 14 422474
• Notable decrease in robbery and aggravated
assault. • Notable increase in pickpocket, theft from motor vehicles in parking structures • Slight increase in shoplift and grand theft auto 2%
2023-2024
Part I Crime
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Promenade Select Part II Crime 39 28 4445 11 8 11 7
9 75 63
3 WILSHIRE
4 TH STREET COLORADO2ND STREET
5%
2023-2024
Part II Crime
• Decrease in simple assault and “other” sex offenses
in 2024 compared to 2023. • Notable increase in drug/narcotics violations City Manager's Report
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Promenade Calls for Service
3,411 980
318
501
626 356
318 8,874 256
Calls for Service
Up from 8,038 in 2023
Arrests
20%
Calls involving
homeless suspects
70%
Arrests involving
homeless suspects
Top 7 Call Types
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Organized Retail Theft
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SM Pier Criminal Activity
3045 Calls for Service
Average Per Month – 254
Violent Crime saw a notable decrease,
mainly due to fewer reported
Aggravated Assaults on the Pier.
2024
Arrests
6%
2023-2024
23 5
4 1 51 50
12 12
4 2
from 71 to 67 incidents
Part I Crime
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Homeless Liaison Program
From 4 to 7 days a week
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HLP Team 2024 Review
4,541
Calls for Service
3,528 335
Self-Initiated Activity
(Ped Stops, Periodic Checks, &
Traffic Stops)
Encampments
Addressed
1,686
Referrals to Service, Field
Interviews & Advisals
Closed 3-1-1
Requests
862 135
Citations
61 Arrests
237
Mental Health
Evaluations
161
5150 Holds
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Before and After
AFTER
BEFORE
BEFORE AFTER
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DFR ALPR SMART CENTER FLOCK CAMERAS
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Drone as a First Responder
1,551
1,898
996
1,544 (81.3%)
264
167
DFR is a force multiplier. It frequently resolves calls without dispatching patrol units, allowing ground officers to stay in the field.
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ALPR, Flock Cameras, & CCTV
Citywide Coverage
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SMART Center
1,551
1,898
996
1,54481.3%)
264
167
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INTERVIEW NOW NTM
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Women in Policing Initiative
Since 2021
new sworn officers
have been women.
25% of the 73
15%Total of Female Sworn Officers
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Recruitment Strategies
YTD for 2025, 13 New Officers have been hired.
12 New Officers
66%
From 120 monthly applications to 200 since
implementing Interview Now & NTN
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Dedicated Website
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DASHBOARDS BLUE NOTEBOOK ZENCITY
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Community Engagement
80 39
Coffee with a Cop/
Community
Engagement Events
Security / CPTED
Assessments
120
Neighborhood Watch/
Association Meetings
33 Business Improvement
District Meetings
2 10-12 Week Community
Academies
26 Events focused on
Youth Wellbeing
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Social Media
5.7K 25K
Comments Views
72K
Fans & Followers
743
18K
Posts
117K
Reactions Shares
3.7M
Impressions
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Zencity & Blockwise
2,008
residents surveyed
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Part I down 2.%
(77 crimes)
Decreases observed in
robbery, aggravated assault,
catalytic converter thefts,
auto theft (GTA), arson, and
theft from vehicles.
Arrests up 3%
Part II up 16%
Led by Weapons Violations,
Narcotics & Disorderly
Conduct
Calls for Service
up 25%
DSU, HLP & DART
continue to be
effective in
impacting crime
CIT Relaunch &
DFR is a force
multiplier
CRIMINAL
BEHAVIOR
ARRESTS &
CALLS FOR
SERVICE
SPECIALIZED
UNIT IMPACTS
Summary
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Looking Forward 2025
SMART Center Launch
Traffic Patterns & Accident Software
Recruitment Website
ALPR Cameras
DOT Collaboration
Studio 66 Community Engagement Programming
Community Data Dashboards
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Police Chief Ramon Batista
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