Dinner date! This gift card lets you dine at Planet Hollywood, Bertucci’s, and more, now starting at $20.UTSA’s violent crime reduction plan has finished its first year; SAPD and researchers say it’s a success so far
From January to December last year, SAPD adhered to a strategy Tillyer and his colleagues had recommended: having officers visit high-crime areas, sit with their emergency lights on, and sometimes walk around. The average number of incidents each month for four of the five categories dropped between 2022 and 2023, Tillyer said. Business robberies saw a small increase, from an average of 33 robberies a month to 34.
It was a sentiment that District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez said he appreciated. The councilman, who represents the East Side, said the city has “so many other huge investments” attacking the root causes of problems, including crime. The city began working with UTSA more than two years ago to develop a strategic plan to reduce violent crime.