"Reported crime figures in San Jose continued to decline in 2025, according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report. Last year's drop in violent crimes has accelerated a downward trend that began in 2024 after such crimes peaked the previous year. Violent crime last year fell 15% compared to 2024, while property crime dropped 7%, the figures show. These declines held across nearly all major crime categories, including aggravated assault, rape, robbery, theft, burglary and motor vehicle theft."
""San Jose remains the safest big city in the country," Mayor Matt Mahan told San José Spotlight. "These (crime reductions) reflect our investments in smart, tech-enabled policing and the creation of our Neighborhood Quality of Life unit to address the issues residents experience every day." Mahan is referring to a new police unit he proposed last spring tasked with policing large homeless encampments. It's part of his broader effort to stiffen penalties for homeless people who refuse offers of shelter."
"The 4,963 violent crimes reported in San Jose last year makes 2025 the second year in a row to see declines, after such crimes peaked in 2023 at 6,046. That's the highest number of violent crimes the city has seen since the crime surge of the mid-90s. Prior to 2024, violent crime had been gradually increasing in San Jose for over a decade, and despite the recent improvements, the 2025 figure still remains well above the historic average for the past 20 years."
FBI Uniform Crime Report data show San Jose experienced continued declines in reported crime in 2025. Violent crime fell 15% from 2024 to 4,963 incidents, while property crime dropped 7% to 23,222 incidents. Declines occurred across aggravated assault, rape, robbery, theft, burglary and motor vehicle theft. Homicides totaled 26, unchanged from 2024, tying the lowest two-year level in recent records. Mayor Matt Mahan credited smart, tech-enabled policing and a Neighborhood Quality of Life unit focused on homeless encampments and public-safety issues. Violent crime peaked in 2023 at 6,046 and remains elevated versus the 20-year historic average.
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