Crime is down in Sheriff's Department areas

SAN DIEGO – A new San Diego Association of Governments report is out, and it shows crime in all San Diego County Sheriff's Department patrol areas is down.

All categories of crime show a decrease. The good news is violent crimes such as homicide, rapes, aggravated assaults and robberies were down in 2018. The largest part of the drop was in property crime, which is noteworthy considering the county's growing population.

Since taking office in 2009, Sheriff Bill Gore has championed information-led policing as a crime fighting strategy.

Information-led policing is a modern law enforcement model...