Today, the Santa Monica Police Department announced the city's new crime mapping tool.It's a great start, but it's a bit clunky when compared to LAPD's crime map. Data, stored for the last 90 days ...

Serious crime in Santa Monica increased by 10 percent in 2022 ... We’re using Google Maps and dots on the map to illustrate where the crime hotspots were occurring. This method is one step ...

The large banner draped across an empty storefront on the Third Street Promenade carries an eye-catching message for crowds of holiday shoppers: “Santa Monica IS NOT safe,” it reads, above a ...

When someone calls 911 for police in the upscale beach town of Santa Monica, California ... drones to hover over neighborhoods, hunting for crime. The courts have found that blanket aerial ...

but no one seems to have noticed. Maybe it’s just become normal. Crime is up in Santa Monica. Part 1 crimes, which include robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, and homicide, rose 5.5 percent ...

For decades, Eric Uller served as the Santa Monica Police Department’s technology wizard, overseeing street cameras, creating crime maps and advancing its computers. But many knew him better as ...

Some Santa Monica property owners posted a sign in a busy shopping area saying the coastal California city "is not safe" because of crime and homelessness. "We've had enough," Jessica Rogers ...

The Safewise ranking uses two factors for its safety ratings: property and violent crime. According to their report looking at 230 cities, with a population of 90,474 Santa Monica recorded 6.0 ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Santa Monica residents and business owners are concerned about a recent increase in crime. The city has had high-profile crimes in the past few months. Two jewelry stores ...

Taking crime fighting to the skies, the Santa Monica Police Department is dispatching drones to help respond to 911 calls, leading to faster response times. Santa Monica police officers said they ...