SAN ANTONIO – The number of credit card skimmers discovered by the San Antonio Police Department in 2025 dropped 21% compared with the year prior, according to records obtained by KSAT through an open records request.
Skimmers are small electronic devices illegally installed on ATMs, gas pumps and other point-of-sale terminals to capture consumers’ debit and credit card information. Some devices are also capable of recording PINs.
From Jan. 6, 2025, to Dec. 12, 2025, SAPD found 40 skimmers citywide, which is down from 51 in 2024. In 2023, officers recovered 26 devices…