2017 started with 27 shootings in Santa Ana in the month of January

January 2017 was another violent month in Santa Ana with a total of 27 shooting incidents which resulted in 2 deaths. That includes the SAPD shooting incident on Jan 29. There was also one fatal stabbing incident and one Pedestrian/Vehicle incident which resulted in a death.

All of these reported incidents have been placed on a map to keep track of the violent crime incidents in our city, which can be found here.

2017 is on track to be as violent as 2016 was in Santa Ana with over 800 reported violent crimes for the first six months of 2016. Even the FBI agrees that we are headed for another awful year.

We have a new City Council majority and a capable acting City Manager. It is clearly time for a new Police Chief too!

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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