LAPD chief says more homicides are being solved amid a record decline in killings
LAPD cleared 68% of 2025 homicides and, including older cases solved that year, reported a 101% clearance rate amid the lowest homicide total since 1966.
A closer look: What's behind San Jose's extraordinarily high homicide clearance rate?
San Jose Police homicide unit achieved a sustained 100% clearance rate for multiple recent years through intensive, hours-long investigative work focused on the 48-hour window.