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2-15-77
RESOLUTION NO. 77-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA DECLARING THE MONTH
OF MARCH AS BURGLARY PREVENTION MONTH
WHEREAS, the Orange County Criminal Justice Council has
sponsored and supervised the Crime Prevention Grant known as
Burglary Prevention Through Citizen Participation, which involves
a majority of Orange County cities in a concerted anti-burglary
effort on a Countywide basis, utilizing police/public cooperation;
and
WHEREAS, the crime of burglary in Orange County rose 11%
in 1975 over 1974 to a staggering 37,885 separate crimes, costing
the Orange County citizens over $16 million in 1975; and
WHEREAS, 2394 felony arrests were made by police agencies
in Orange County in 1975 for the crime of burglary, with only 1.6%
ultimately going to prison; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Criminal Justice Council adopted
Resolution No. A77-1 on January 19, 1977, declaring the month of
March as Burglary Prevention Month, and asks other governmental
units to join in said declaration; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana is
firmly committed to the protection of the law-abiding citizen,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana: that said Council hereby declares the month of
March to be Burglary Prevention Month and urges all residents of
the City of Santa A~a to participate actively and cooperate in
preventing the crime of burglary.
ADOPTED, this 22nd day of
following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: Evans,
February , 1977, by the
Yamamoto, Bricken, Ortiz,
Garthe, Brandt, Ward
NOES, COUNCIL~{EN: None
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
APPROVED~AS TO FO~
KEITH L. GOW
CITY ATTORNEY