Calls to Santa Barbara Police Increase, But Only 16 Complaints in 2024, Report States

The Santa Barbara Police Department responded to 53,715 calls in 2024, and eight resulted in complaints about the department.

“That means in 99.98% of the calls that officers were on, it did not result in a complaint,” Police Chief Kelly Gordon said. “I think that is an important thing to highlight.”

Gordon made the comments at Tuesday’s Santa Barbara City Council meeting. The council heard the Annual Report on Community Oversight of Law Enforcement…

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