“It can’t just be done at a snap of a finger, but we’re doing everything we can to get our city back on the right track.'
Harrell entered office in January with a lengthy to-do list and a directive from voters to address what’s viewed by many as a deteriorating public safety situation alongside an escalating homeless crisis. That’s been echoed by residents, business owners in the downtown core, command staff with the police department, and by Harrell himself. To address that, he points out that there won’t be any quick fixes.
Part of that strategy has played out in the form of aggressively working to clear homeless encampments blocking public rights of way. And while that’s an approach that’s had some homeless advocates criticizing a lack of outreach ahead of those removals, Harrell views it as two separate issues, each of which needs to be addressed individually.
“People will criticize our tactics, but our tactics are implicit in our strategy, and our strategy is to get people housed and get our streets safe,” he added.Speaking to larger public safety concerns, Harrell outlined his hope to address the issue, not just by boosting police staffing, but by ramping up resources across a variety of initiatives.
In terms of police recruiting, he hopes to eventually have roughly 1,400 sworn officers on duty through lateral transfers, new hires out of the academy, and returning officers from extended leave. Harrell plans to announce his choice for SPD’s new permanent chief later in March as well, detailing how his office has been “enjoying a very good relationship” with interim Chief Adrian Diaz so far.
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