Public Safety Subcommittee
July 22, 2025

Downtown Enforcement
Team
Overview
1 Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting
July 22, 2025
John Cregan, Santa Rosa Police Chief
Dan Marincik, Santa Rosa Police Captain
Overview of the Downtown
Enforcement Team (DET)
• Responsible for patrolling the downtown
footprint and addressing homeless issues
citywide
• 2024 through end of June: 2400 calls, 650
arrests
• Partners with community
groups and businesses to
address quality of life
concerns
2 Citywide Reach of DET
• Actively engages in homelessness
response across the city
• Collaborates with patrol beat officers and
sergeants
• Responds to other criminal activity in City
3 Successes of the DET
• Significant reduction in homelessness
citywide
• No large encampments present due to
DET's ongoing efforts
• Successful collaboration with city
departments and external agencies
4 Collaboration and Cleanup Impact
• Partnered with Fire, Code Enforcement, TPW ,
Housing & Community Services, Community
Partners, and Downtown Action Organization
• Regular operations Major factor in overall
reduction of homeless issues
• Preliminary 2025 numbers show an approx. 23
percent decrease of persons experiencing
homelessness
• 1319 cubic yards trash removed July 24-July 25
• Only 8 Active Encampments end of June 2025
5 Additional Operations
• Parking garage operations
• Holiday foot patrols
• Special events
• Evening and night operations
6 Santa Rosa Plaza Substation
• Moved in Mid-April of this year
• High visibility location increases police
presence, improves response time, and
deters crime
• Reinforces commitment to economic
development downtown
• May 2024-July 2024- 203 calls for service
• May 2025-July 2025- 128 calls for service 7
8 downtown
Impact of Reducing DET to 6
Officers
• 8 officers provided 7-day coverage,
preventing weekend camp formations
• Will have reduced hours and/or day
• Risk of increased homelessness and
reduced responsiveness citywide
• Fewer officers will reduce capacity to
assist other teams and patrol
9 Questions?
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