The impact on public safety is being felt beyond immigrant neighborhoods, says the city’s police chief. photo credit: Santa Rosa Police Department
The Santa Rosa Police Department says residents in immigrant communities are increasingly afraid of calling police and that could affect public safety for the city at large.
One example: on New Year’s Eve 2025, Marciana was walking through her neighborhood in Santa Rosa when she heard shouting coming from a house.
Marciana—who asked KRCB News not use her real name due to fear of federal immigration action—said her neighbors were fighting and yelling ugly things at each other. Her husband turned to her and said, “He’s hitting her. The man is hitting the woman. We need to call the police.”…