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.”…