Crime & Safety
Adult Arrests on the Rise in Santee, Youth Arrests Down 55 Percent
1,431 total arrests were made in Santee last year, a 54 percent rise in arrests since 2009.
Arrest rates in Santee were on the rise last year, contrasting a countywide trend with arrest rates at a 10-year low, the San Diego Association of Governments reported this week.
According to the report, 33.6 residents per 1,000 in Santee were booked for a crime in 2012, compared to 28.2 per thousand in 2008- an increase of 19 percent. 1,431 total arrests were made in Santee last year, a 54 percent rise in arrests since 2009.
The rate of felony arrests was up 40 percent in Santee over those four years, at 11.5 arrests per 1,000 residents.
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Juvenile arrests saw a significant drop of 55 percent between 2008 and 2012, with 176 juveniles age 10-17 in Santee being booked for a crime last year.
Eight arrests for prostitution made in Santee in 2012, up from two in 2011. See more details about Santee arrests in the attached SANDAG report.
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A separate SANDAG report says that spending by the county and cities in the San Diego region on public safety last year was 6 percent lower than in 2008. Combined, $1.787 billion was spent on public safety in the 2012-13 fiscal year in San Diego County.
-City News Service contributed to this post
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