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PUBLIC SAFETY encinitas.gov
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Public safety continues to be a top priority for Encinitas. In 2020, the City earned the rank of 29th safest city in California, according to the Safewise Safest Cities Report, rising an incredible 24 places since last year. And in 2020, in a proactive move to address the civil unrest that swept our nation, Encinitas hosted a public safety forum on July 28 to
ELEVATING RESPONSES TO MENTAL HEALTH CALLS North Coastal Station partnered with PERT (Psychiatric Emergency Response Team) clinicians to respond to mental health calls more effectively. In 2020, 415 calls for service were answered with PERT (Psychiatric Emergency Response Team) dedicated officers.
discuss community policing, among other topics. Our officers continued to work with groups like Encinitas4Equality to help educate and mobilize the community to work in allyship, supporting and protecting diversity. Our Sheriff’s worked to support and educate residents as health orders evolved throughout the pandemic. This included creating a mobile crisis response team that provides assistance in a situation when people need help, but not to the level of a law enforcement response.
