(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.)- The Police Commission meeting yesterday revealed interesting numbers regarding crime rates within San Francisco.
The Chief’s Report, provided by Chief Lew, demonstrated an overall decline in many crime trends for year-to-date from 2025. Several of the statistics are listed below:
Part One crimes (otherwise known as serious violence or property crimes) have decreased by 34%
Total violent crimes have decreased by 26%
Gun violence (including the number of people injured in a shooting incident and the number of persons killed by a firearm) have decreased by 11%
Reported rapes (attempted and forcible) have decreased by 14%
Assaults have decreased by 25% (there has been a week-over-week increased in 41 versus 29, yet that was attributed to the Superbowl festivities)
Robberies have decreased by 33%
Property crimes have decreased by 35%
The crimes that have seen an increase in frequency include human trafficking (up 25%) and homicides (six homicides year-to-date in 2026 compared to only one in 2025). Chief Lew presented an explanation for the uptick in homicide rates, stating that there was “no correlation between them” and thus is part of the natural “peaks and valleys” that these patterns often display. He did assert, though, that each incident is thoroughly reviewed and determined whether it was “retaliatory in nature”.
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Furthermore, the Flock camera database has begun to be implemented into the police department. Recently, an issue came up where an officer searched their spouse’s vehicle with this database, which is considered to be a conflict of interest. What precipitated this incident is that regulations around this tool are not clear enough for officers yet, sparking a discussion surrounding the begrudging process of amending SFPD policies.
Vice President Benedicto commented on this, calling for, as opgov.ai summarizes “a long-term (7-year annual) historical analysis correlating crime rates with DPA/IAD complaint rates for the Field Operations Bureau to identify underlying trends”.
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Last, the Police Academy was discussed.
The SFPD academy facility is seemingly too tight of a fit according to President Clay, and a reconstructing of the facility was recommended.
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Despite this, the Police Academy seems to be running successfully with its most recent class being its largest. 74 recruits are in training there at the moment.
Interestingly, there were no public comments for any items.
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