San Antonio is closing out the year with fewer police reports on the books. Through the end of November, the city logged about 13% fewer reported crimes than during the same stretch last year, according to figures presented to the City Council’s Public Safety Committee. Police officials said the biggest improvement came from a steep drop in property offenses, and they also pointed to faster emergency response times as a rare bit of good news everybody could agree on.
Property crime led the decline
San Antonio Police Department data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), presented by Chief William McManus, shows total Group A offenses are down roughly 13% year to date, while crimes against property have fallen about 18%. That…..