Expedited also, already underway. Commissioner dejesus and the second part of my question is how can it be brought to your attention sooner instead of brought by civilians . If they use a knee to the shoulder blade or some way else, is there going to be a way to bring it out to the sergeants by way of a report or some other way . Yes. Its state [inaudible] in our systems, in our oversight systems is whether there are any gaps as it stands right now, and the way our general order reads, reportable use of force, that level of force, this body control weapon, body weapons, that kind of thing, control holds, wrist control holds, that type of thing, if theres no injury, it has to be categorized, but its not a reportable use of force. So the things have to be documented, but if its whats believed to be a minor type of control hold, a knee on the back, that type of thing, its not considered a use of force. So some of the things that we have to look at in this investigation is whether a gap in our oversight, in our policies, and in our procedures in terms of that issue is to make sure that the right things are looked at so we dont have this type of situation. Commissioner dejesus okay. So you will consider it because now that were more aware of the shoulder blades and the neck, its the back area. Maybe we should look into this being a reportable use of force, and you will look into that. Yes. Vice president taylor commissioner elias . Commissioner elias thank you. Thank you, commissioner taylor for listing all the work that sfpd has done and praising their progress, but i think during this time and where we are right now, we need to do better. We need to work harder and faster, and these delays just cant keep happening. Commissioner dejesus expressed a lot of my concerns that i was going to address, but i do have a few follow ups. My concern was that this incident of this video happened in january 2020, and weve only learned about it because its on social media six months later. And i understand that there are secondary use of force laws that sergeants review after the use of force, and its disturbing to know that as you categorized, minor control holds are not use of force, but those definitely should be logged in, and im very concerned about the secondary review process and, again, why this wasnt caught. So i dont i think that in addition to your review of that policy, chief, there needs to be a review of the policy that just because if theres no injury, then we dont report it. That cant be the qualifier, and that really needs to be looked at. The other thing that im concerned about and i dont know. I guess a lot of the questions that i have will be answered later, after the full investigation. Im reserving any sort of judgment because i think an investigation does need to be done, and itll be very interesting to see what happens. My other suggestion would be that in drafting this Department Bulletin that you just mentioned, i think that given commissioner dejesus experience on this issue, and given that she was the only commissioner around when this d. G. O. Was revised, i think that she should be consulted in the language of how the d. G. O. , the Department Bulletin is going to be revised because i think that her input and expertise are going to be of great use to the department in drafting this. Yes, commissioner. Thank you. We will include commissioner dejesus in drafting that language. Vice president taylor commissioner hamasaki . Youre on mute. Commissioner hamasaki and thank you, commissioner taylor. Chief, we emailed about this previously, and im glad to know that theres a department is it a Department Notice or a Department Bulletin . A bulletin amends a d. G. O. Commissioner hamasaki okay. So thisll be a okay. A bulletin yeah. A bulletin amends a d. G. O. We also intend to remind everyone of the current policy, but an amendment is what is needed to amendment a department general order. Commissioner hamasaki so we can get the order out within the next few weeks, and then the bulletin it doesnt seem like this is a big complicated amendment. I think all of us went back through d. G. O. 5. 01 after the George Floyd Killing and make sure that nothing like this happens in our jurisdiction, in our city, and i think the language that did that could or did could potentially create confusion where commissioner dejesus referenced under section 3. 1. Sb3 does prohibit section b3 does prohibit the carotid hold and the chokehold restraints, and youre going to clarify that rapidly. A couple of other points, and i did i think that this is this is this is this is the the the frustration that i think we are feeling constantly as commissioner that cindy expressed and petra expressed, which is we never learn about these things until theyre in the news, and this obviously was just you know, i understand this this may become a discipline gamthing, ive had nothing to do with the actual incidents, and i havent reviewed the videos, to be honest because i want to be able to be neutral if and when the matter comes before us as a commission. But can i ask, in this situation we had this issue, and this issue reminds me of the blue lines matter, thin blue line mask, did any of the officers come forward and report this potentially deadly conduct to the department in a way that the department could be aware that somebody had potentially used a use of force that could be deadly . If your question, commissioner is did anybody report this as possible misconduct, that is that is a no. All the officers wrote statements as they are required to do regarding their part in the arrest and what they observed and whatever else relevant information thats appropriate for an arrest report, but again, this was not reported as a use of force, and all that will be a part of the investigation not will a part of the investigation, is a part of the investigation, so your question will be looked into, depending on where the investigation leads us. Commissioner hamasaki right, and i have no doubt. This has been an ongoing complaint that weve had from the Community Since i mean, even before i was on the commission, there was this image that the police never report misconduct by officers and are protected from discipline from misconduct. I think the question as to whether appropriate deescalation techniques were used in this case is part of the investigation. I think its good that you released the Body Worn Camera footage because that was a concern, and any sunshine or transparency to me helps with the accountability and it really helps the public to know that theres no hiding going on. Its an important first step. Is it also possible, as part of that process, to release the Police Reports . Yeah. There are actually requests to release the Police Reports, and as all of our Public Records account requests, we send those requests through our legal department, and if there is if its legally permissible, those reports will be released. That p. R. A. , i think we got at least one or more today, so, like every request, we run it through legal, and if its releasable, we release it. Commissioner hamasaki no, sorry. That wasnt my question, and im sorry if it wasnt clear. Its not a matter if its not a Public Record, its just like you release the Body Worn Cameras which show the incident, can the department is the department legally permitted to release the reports in a situation like this where there is this degree of concern by the public . [inaudible] yeah, so there are legal we usually consult with the City Attorney, as a practice, those reports are typically released by request. We dont just routinely release Police Reports, and i understand the Public Interest in this one. If its releasable and legally releasable, we will release it. We have no problem with that at a all. Commissioner hamasaki okay. I would ask thats a commissioner that if its possible, after consultation with the City Attorney, to release the Police Reports to help the public feel that this matter is being taken seriously and every effort to accountability and transparency is being followed, that if its possible, they should be released, just like the with appropriate redactions as required by law but with along with the Body Worn Camera. Thank you. I have nothing further. Commissioner elias yeah, i agree with that, and i want to be as transparent as possible with this. Im going to read another quick provision because i think it was commissioner hamasaki or commissioner elias who mentioned this. It says, when in a position to do so, officers shall intervene when they know or have reason to know that another officer is about to use or is using unnecessary force. Officers shall promptly report any use of unnecessary force and the efforts made to intervene to a supervisor. So i want to make sure that the public knows, these are all available to the public, and so its important the public knows what the rules that guide the officers. This is 5. 01 use of force. Commissioner brookter . Broo commissioner brookter i would be reprized and remiss and i didnt say its the inequality of justice that weve seen across this country for centuries. And the conversation that i constantly get from communities is why wasnt this investigated in january . And i know that we shared the reason as to why, but i think folks are thinking that it took another loss of a black mans life to have this conversation about things that have been going on for centuries. We need to look at is the officers are just as guilty as those individuals that are out committing these crimes against our people. And so as petra said, and as commissioner elias said, we just have to do better in terms of being proactive. I think also just to add, in terms of commissioner elias, in having commissioner dejesus look at term 5. 01, i think it would be good to have a junior commissioner with fresh eyes to take part in drafting that, as well, so i would be happy to work with you on that, petra. I wanted to share that with you chief, but it wasnt a question, more so a comment ta. Vice president taylor thats great. Commissioner dejesus yeah, thats great. Id love to have your eyes. Commissioner brookter thank you, commissioner. Vice president taylor okay. I dont see any other questions, so chief, do you want to move onto the crime intend inte trends . Yes. So ill quickly go onto the crime trend because i know theres a lot of interest from the commission and the public about the escalation of civil unrest, including in our city. So let me just quickly go through the crime trends and let you know where we are. 18,528 this year, year to date, compared to 21,529 last year. The breakdown is a 14 reduction in property crime. 16,507 this year, compared to 19,529 last year, and a 12 reduction in Violent Crime. 2021 Violent Crime this year compared to 2300 Violent Crimes last year. The breakdowns of those two categories, in terms of property crime, we are up in burglaries by 25 , and that number is an increase of almost 600 burglaries. 2609 burglaries in 2020, compared to 2,085 burglaries this time last year. Our Motor Vehicle deaths, we were trending up before the pandemic, and last year, and were still up to 2,059 vehicle thefts this year compared to 741 last year. By the way, that is a state and National Trend with increase in thefts of Motor Vehicles this year. Arson, we are up by 39 . 116 this year, as opposed to 83 this time last year. And our larceny events, we are down 20 . Included in larceny and theft are auto burglaries, and were actually down 28 in our auto burglaries. 6,655 this year, compared to 9,293 last year. So Violent Crime breakdowns, we are up 6 in homicides, and that is going in the right direction. We had 18 this year, as opposed to 17 this time last year. In terms of race, we are down 48 . 85 this year, compared to 163 last year. Robbery, were down 6 , 1,067 this year compared to 1132 last year. And before precovid and preall the shelter in place and staying home orders, kwerp trending up in robberies, so its good thats in the negative. Human trafficking, we are down by 40 . 9, compared to 15 last year. We had no homicides the weekending may 31, and as i said, theres a total of 18 homicides. Weve seen a trail off in our shootings. Shootings had started to spike about three weeks ago. Our shooting victims were down 27 . 27 this year, compared to 37 this time last year. Our homicides with firearms are also starting to trail off. Were still up 22 , however. 11 this year, and 9 this time last year. Total gun violence victims, 17 this year compared to 46 last year. Going to talk about now our Critical Incidents of this past week, including the citys response to the civil unrest that has occurred around the country and in our city. You know, first of all, i really do want to thank and express on behalf of all the Police Department our gratitude to all san franciscans during this unprecedented time. These are from the shelter in place order to what has happened over the last week after the tragic death of mr. Floyd, these are unprecedented in our generation. We know theres a lot of things going on. Businesses are closed, people are out of work. People are sick with covid, so its really a trying time for us. And just to have the publics cooperation in what were asking of them and what we as a city are asking of them. I want to thank san franciscans for that because i think that makes our job a lot easier. Along with our events in covid19, everybody is sacrificing to minimize loss of life. This last week, weve had civil unrest all across our nation following mr. Floyds tragic death. Weve been through a lot this past week, and through it all, our city and our Police Department is doing everything we can to keep peace and order, number two, to keep order, and number three, to keep people from losing their lives and losing their property. Ill just give a connectictext what happened last week. Last week, as news immediately spread across the country, the city of minneapolis started to see protests, many of them peaceful, and they also started to see violent protests, just by peoples anger and outrage, and that spread throughout cities across the nation quickly. Protests across the nation, many of them started out peacefully for the most part and turned violent. What the trend that weve seen, not without exception, but for the most part, the protests during the day often times started out very peaceful. With the protests that went on as night fell, there were escalations of violence, escalations of incidents of burning structures, assaults on Law Enforcement personnel, looting, and the like, and that was a nationwide trend. In our city, we actually fared well in terms of there were protests, but we didnt have any incidents of violence and that type of destruction until this past saturday. On saturday, we had several protests around the city. Some of them went on for many hours very peacefully. As night fell well, ill say peacefully for the most part. There was a lot of hostility and anger, and people were expressing that, as they have a right to do. But with the exception of windows broken here and there, they were peaceful. Then as night fell, they became increasingly more hostile and violent. By saturday night, around 8 00, we started to get an influx in the violence of protests, particularly the ones in and around the civic center and downtown. Within a couple of hours, it really multiplied to looting, overtaking the westfield mall, and throwing molotov cocktails in the mall, attempting to light fires, burning businesses, smashing windows, massive looting. And as that progressed, we started to get more and more people coming to the area to participate in these activities. It was a very challenging and quite frankly overwhelming situation for our officers. It resulted at the end of the night, we were able, at the end of the night, with the help of our fire department, to put out the fires quickly. Officers, with the help of fire, were able to put fires down at the westfield mall. Even though we had officers posted around the mall when people breached the security and got in, the breach of that security and the looting and the fires, resulted in a massive deployment to secure the mall to try to arrest the looters that were inside the mall and to put out the fires, and that tied up a significant amount of our resources. Meanwhile, the looting and t incidents started to escalate in the union square area. Our resources were overwhelmed, quite frankly. So that night, the mayor directed that we work on language with the City Attorneys Office for a curfew, which we obliged. That curfew was implemented sunday evening at 9 00, and it goes now from 8 00 p. M. To 5 00 a. M. The mayor asked for help through the state from the state department of emergency services, so sunday, we began to receive aid from Law Enforcement officers around the state. By sunday, we had 208 officers deployed to San Francisco from stations allaround the state, and those officers were deployed to help us secure areas around the city as we dealt with what was to come sunday night. [please stand by] to work at all city departments that night to make sure that sunday morning when residents woke up and we didnt have images of the city in shambles. With all of the broken glass and graffiti and everything that happened tonight, the department of public works and their director, the acting director, got up out of their beds to clean the city up. All of the trash was cleaned up and as much as they could they cleaned the city and they accelerated the boarding up of the windows and the businesses and by sunday morning, although you could still tell that the damage was done by the boarded up windows and the ones that remained to be boarded up at that time, the city particularly the part that was hardest hit was clean. And it really made a difference in our resiliency and people knowing that, you know, were not going to allow these things to occur