SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco crime rates dropped in almost every major category this year, according to a crime data study released this week. Drug offenses, however, are still rising as the city’s fentanyl epidemic continues without an end in sight.
San Francisco’s aggravated assault rate was 16% lower in the first half of 2025 than in the first half of 2024, sexual assault 16% lower, robbery 29% lower, carjacking 53% lower, and residential burglary 9% lower, according to the new study by Council on Criminal Justice.
Homicide rates also dropped. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said, “When comparing crime rates in San Francisco before the COVID-induced crime surge, between 2019 and 2025, there has been a 45% decrease in homicides.”…