San Francisco Reports Lowest Crime Rates in Two Decades Amid Policy Changes

recorded its lowest crime rates in nearly two decades in 2025.

All major crime categories decreased from 2024 to 2025, according to San Francisco Police Department data. The New York Post reported these figures based on SFPD data. No other sources provided conflicting data on these reductions.

stated that the crime reductions resulted from reversing prior policies.

Officials told The Post that their office has worked with police to ensure arrests lead to prosecutions.

A previous district attorney served until 2022. During that tenure, the office deprioritized certain prosecutions and expanded alternatives to incarceration. Voters recalled the previous district attorney in June 2022, leading to a leadership change. No sources contradicted these details on prior policies or background.

The San Francisco Police Department attributed part of the crime decline to new technologies, including license plate readers, drones and bait cars equipped with tracking devices and cameras. Voters approved a measure, which enabled these tools. The New York Post cited SFPD on these measures.

Local residents stated that public safety perceptions have improved. Visitors commented that the city felt safer during a recent trip compared to five years prior, noting cleaner streets and fewer homeless individuals outside certain districts.

A former candidate wrote on X that the recall mechanism facilitated the leadership change. Officials said more work remains. No sources reported ongoing contradictions or disputes over the data's validity.