2024 Downtown Safety Plan

Advocating for immediate action to reduce crime and improve public safety and cleanliness in Downtown

The Downtown San Diego Partnership has organized a coalition of stakeholders to renew an aligned focus on what is needed for Downtown to be successful. Despite significant steps forward made by coalition efforts in 2022, this progress has not resolved the challenges to the current experience of Downtown for residents, employees, and visitors. Therefore, the Downtown Partnership solicited further feedback from property owners, residents, and businesses to align our collective voices around a new five-point Downtown Safety Plan.

These items have been prioritized to reduce crime and improve public safety and cleanliness in Downtown and include:

Implement Policy and Programs to Address Crime and the Unclean and Unpleasant Pedestrian Experience, Especially in the Dusk and Overnight Hours

Deploy Dedicated Resources to Address the Behavioral Health Episodes, Rampant Drug Use, and Drug Sales on Downtown Sidewalks

Implement Funding Resources to Address the Out-of-Control Behavioral Health Crisis

Ensure State Policy is Enforced and Adjudicated

Achieve a More Realized Clean and Safe Downtown Experience

Add Your Voice

Add your voice alongside the Downtown Partnership as someone who cares about our Downtown and wants to see these barriers to its success addressed in substantive, thoughtful, and results-driven ways.