c/california · by Hello_there@kbin.social · 2y

Supervisors demand answers, action after SFPD reports 97% drop in traffic citations in 8 years

https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-traffic-citations-pedestrian-fatalities-sfpd-staffing-shortage-supervisor-rafael-mandelman/13840929/

San Francisco supervisors want answers from the police with traffic citations plummeting and pedestrian fatalities on the rise.

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andrewta@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Easy answer. Not bothering with low hanging fruit. Going after other crimes. If I had to guess at some point word was passed around /down to go after more serious crimes.

halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Don't forget warnings and education instead of the cop saddling someone with potentially hundreds of dollars in fines just for missing an obscured sign, or something similar.

LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 2y

No way this explains a 97% drop. This is an intentional act of protest/contempt for the people they serve. No other way to explain it.