Sacramento Police Chief Katie Lester discusses the rise in violence
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Katie Lester has been at the helm of Sacramento Police for the past few months. One of her biggest concerns is reducing crime and violence in the city. “I can’t imagine losing a child to violence,” Leicester said. When Leicester took office in January, she inherited a three-year rise in crime. “Everyone wants to live in a safe community,” Leicester said. “No one wants to feel safe. There is also no short-term solution. One of the things we’re working on right now is talking about strategies and how we deal with violent offenders, and how we get the community to help us. ”Lester said her department is working with other city departments to develop a plan “I also want to show the public that its employees are just people. I think it’s important that we understand how important it is to really serve the people,” Leicester said. You are not only in order to handle the call, but also in order to solve their problem and find the best result for them. ”It is about building connections and supporting groups that work so hard to make a difference. in which everything works great, “said Leicester.” We must support them just as we support law enforcement, because together it is truly public safety. “Leicester is convinced that the best way to reduce crime nnost is to improve all spheres of life. “The city and our partners.” are really trying to build healthy neighborhoods, “she said.” It’s important. It’s not just a crime. It’s about having good schools. It’s about your children being able to play in the parks. It’s about proper care We are talking about getting people to work All of these things affect where you have a lot of criminal activity or you have less criminal activity We know there are better ways to do things and we have to work on these things , and so you need to find out what your strengths are, as well as find out where the gaps are, and understand what’s missing. ”See below | online Monday through Friday all May every night in the news at 6pm.We focus on those working to make our communities safer and help our youth thrive, especially in areas facing social economic disparities. Here are more stories from the series “Saving Our Cities”: mother and father begin a scholarship in honor of the son killed in the shooting in Sacramento, a non-profit organization teaches young girls to love themselves through art The reality of crime. Did he head up or down?
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Katie Lester has been at the helm of Sacramento Police for the past few months. One of her biggest concerns is the reduction of crime and violence in the city.
“I can’t imagine losing a child to violence,” Leicester said.
When Leicester began work in January, she inherited a three-year rise in felony crimes.
“Everyone wants to live in a safe community,” Leicester said. “No one wants to feel safe. There is also no short-term solution. One of the things we’re working on right now is talking about strategies and how we deal with violent offenders, and how we get the community to help us. ”
Leicester said her department is working with other city departments to develop a plan to provide services and resources in areas where crime is greatest.
She also wants to show the public that her employees are also just people.
“I think it’s very important that we recognize how important it really is to serve people,” Leicester said. “You are not only in order to handle the call, but also to solve their problem and find the best result for them.”
It’s about networking and supporting groups that work so hard to change the situation.
“Those community groups that do a great job,” Leicester said. “We have to support them just as we support law enforcement, because together it’s really public safety.”
The only thing Leicester is sure of is that the best way to reduce crime is to improve all walks of life.
“The city and our partners are really committed to building healthy neighborhoods,” she said. “It’s important. It’s not just a crime. It’s about having good schools. It’s about making sure your kids can play in the parks. It is about proper child care. It’s about getting people to work. All of these things affect where you have a lot of criminal activity or you have less criminal activity. We know there are better ways to do things, and we need to work on those things, and so you need to figure out what your strengths are, figure out where the gaps are, and figure out what’s missing. ”
See below | An interactive map of the locations of the shootings in Sacramento and Stockton in 2022
This story was created within Project Community: saving our cities. The series airs on KCRA 3 and online Monday through Friday throughout May every night in the news at 6 p.m. We focus on those who work to make our communities safer and help our youth thrive, especially in areas facing social and economic disparities.
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