08-05-2025
West Sac PD unveils new crime statistic tool
( — On Wednesday night, the West Sacramento Police Department unveiled a new transparency tool for residents called Commons. It gives the public direct access to criminal justice data in West Sacramento.
The Commons website shares relevant crime statistics and long-term trends in West Sacramento. WSPD is working with the national non-profit Measures for Justice and has been guided by a community advisory board. It's the first of its kind in Northern California, a resource WSPD hopes will build community trust.
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'It allows us to come together in that commonality around that objective information and not demote somebody's personal experience, but be able to contextualize it within that data,' said WSPD Chief Robert Strange.
Here's how to access Commons:
Go to
Click on What We Do
Then Click Commons
Scroll down and click on California, under Where Commons is helping communities today
Finally, click EXPLORE under West Sacramento, CA
The top of the Commons dashboard features three tabs, including policy goal, police data, and city information.
WSPD's policy goal is to 'Maintain or reduce the 10.9-minute call-to-arriving times for community-generated calls through March 2026, as commitment and staffing levels change.'
Chief Strange said that the goal is in response to community concerns: 'It's a reflection of the community saying, we appreciate our officers, but we want to make sure that there's enough of you to make sure you get to those emergencies in a time frame we want you to arrive.'
West Sacramento Police and Measure for Justice will continue to update Commons quarterly to be transparent and provide reliable information.
'There will be some, some gaps in what people see on that dashboard that represent some of the goals we have in the future for what will be able to provide,' said Chief Strange. 'I think this is a product that helps create a little bit of certainty. Even in those times where it seems like some of that's shaken.'
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