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6.1.C. - Page 4 <br /> METHODOLOGY <br /> The Grand Jury conducted a survey of the law enforcement agencies6 in San Mateo County to <br /> determine what outreach programs they offer and which of those programs are offered in <br /> multiple languages. The Grand Jury also reviewed the website for each of the law enforcement <br /> agencies to determine if those sites provide information about outreach programs in multiple <br /> languages. <br /> This report focuses on the following cities in San Mateo County: Daly City, East Palo Alto, <br /> Redwood City, San Bruno, City of San Mateo, South San Francisco, and the cities and <br /> unincorporated areas in which the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office has policing <br /> responsibilities.? These areas represent 72.6% of the County's population and 84.5% of the total <br /> County's residents who self-report that they do not speak English"very well."8 <br /> The Grand Jury's source for all demographic information is statisticalatlas.com as of May 16, <br /> 2017. The website indicates data are updated on an ongoing basis. It further indicates data are <br /> obtained from surveys and is not verified beyond that.9 <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> As of May 16, 2017, San Mateo County had 729,543 residents10 and 305,069 (41.8%) of those <br /> residents)l self-report that they speak a language other than English as their primary language. <br /> Of those non-English speakers, 130,019, almost half, self-report that they do not speak English <br /> "very well." The following chart illustrates the language diversity of the County. <br /> 6 Atherton,Belmont,Brisbane,Broadmoor,Burlingame,Colina,Daly City,East Palo Alto,Foster City,Hillsborough,Menlo <br /> Park,Pacifica,Redwood City,San Bruno,San Mateo Sheriff(includes Half Moon Bay,Millbrae and San Carlos),City of San <br /> Mateo and South San Francisco. <br /> 7 Includes Half Moon Bay,Millbrae,San Carlos and the unincorporated areas of San Mateo County. <br /> 8 Statistical Atlas."Languages in San Mateo County."http://statisticalatlas.com/county/Califoniia/San-Mateo- <br /> County/Languages.Accessed May 2017. <br /> 9 Ibid. <br /> 10 Statistical Atlas."Languages in San Mateo County."http://statisticalatlas.com/county/Califoniia/San-Mateo- <br /> County/Languages.Accessed May 2017. <br /> 11 Ibid. <br /> 2016-2017 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury 2 <br />