Homicides decreased in Santa Ana 59% over the past year!

According to Santa Ana’s Chief of Police and Acting City Manager, Paul Walters, the overall homicide totals from January 1st through December 31 decreased 59% from last year.  There were 29 homicides in 2010 and 12 in 2011.

In 2011, the number of gang related homicides decreased by 45%.   There were 11 gang-related homicides in 2010 and 6 in 2011.

In 2011, the number of non-specific homicides decreased by 66%.   There were 18 non-specific homicides in 2010 and 6 in 2011, during the same time period.

This is the lowest number of homicides in Santa Ana in over 30 years, while the population has increased significantly during the same time period.

Kudos to Walters, our Santa Ana Police Department, Mayor Miguel Pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez and our entire City Council for making the City of Santa Ana safer than ever!

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.
Art Pedroza

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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  • Cook &order Sean, I agree that we all tend to feel safe when in our own "comfort zone". Aand, Sean, you do have a point about us outsoders looking in. But perception is a big issue if you are trying to get people to come to your city and spend money.

    Santa Ana PD is one of the finest police departments in the county, if not the state, despite being run by someone who should have stayed retired. Great training and a professional force that understands how to work effectively with a diverse community.

  • "However, regardless of how you feel about cops or KE personally, you might want to be standing next to me when shit hits the fan… since I shoot Expert on the range… oh yeah, and since our socialist sheriff probably won’t give you a CCW permit."...... Hmmmmm

    FYI Jeff, I have KGB training and would beat you in any range, that is for sure, Art has a picture of me in his archive while I am training for my upcoming competition, so he can post it if he wants.

    On the other hand, in the old communist Czechoslovakian's Air Force we were allowed to purchase personal gun and carry.

    I have never purchased one because it caused more accidents than benefits.

    I have never took one when I was crossing the Iron Curtain because if I would shut some border guard I wold go to jail on the other side any way.

    As to standing next to you when shit hits the fan?.... obviously you haven't clue about what you are talking about.

    I would never want to stand next to any cowboy during any showdown since the bullets are passing by right there.

    I would want to be as far from you as possible.

    However, I am in full support of the second amendment and your, or anyone else, right to carry.

    So when the real shit hits the fan, I will too get armed to defend myself, my family and my property, regardless of any socialist sheriff, because I would probably be defending myself against the socialists.

    I hope that you do understand that the second amendment was not written for purpose of hunting.

  • Way to go Santa Ana PD and Chief Walters! Looks like that all-Latino city council isn't so bad after all.

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