Dean works every day to make our communities safer, to prevent crime, support crime victims, strengthen street teams to de-escalate crises, help fire victims, reduce traffic injuries, and promote public health. Dean is committed to solutions that work and will never play politics with something as important as community safety. Per SFPD dashboard, crime is down 28% this year in Park, Northern, and TL Stations – the three stations in D5. Car break-ins are down 50%.

• Brought community ambassadors to every neighborhood of District 5

• Held oversight hearing on lack of coordination of City response to auto burglaries, prompting reforms that led to a 50% reduction in car break-ins 

• Established the City’s first victim assistance program for vandalized businesses, delivering $4,000 to any vandalized small business in District 5. 

• Fought to expand Street Violence Intervention Programs into the Tenderloin. 

• Commissioned audit of street teams in SF to improve coordination and effectiveness post-pandemic

• Advocated for police visibility in gun violence hot spots and proactive public health outreach to people who have been traumatized by gun violence