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DA: Violent crime rose in Santa Clara County in 2023; early 2024 data show declines in some categories
Summary
The county district attorney reported that violent crime — driven by aggravated assaults, domestic violence and crimes against children — increased in 2023, while early 2024 indicators and local police data suggest drops in several major categories and a corresponding decline in jail population.
Santa Clara County’s district attorney’s office told the Public Safety and Justice Committee on March 13 that violent crime rose in 2023 and that early indicators for 2024 show some declines in major categories.
Assistant District Attorney James Gibbon Shapiro summarized the county’s 2023 crime report, saying the largest increases were in aggravated assaults, domestic violence and crimes against children. Shapiro noted the county’s Children’s Advocacy Center recorded 58% more forensic medical…
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