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SFPD reports steep year-to-date drops in crime and outlines Super Bowl staffing plans
Summary
SFPD told the Police Commission on Jan. 14 that Part 1 crimes are down 53% year-to-date versus the same period in 2025 and outlined increased staffing and overtime for Super Bowl 60 events; commissioners accepted quarterly reports and heard public pleas for more outreach in unsolved homicides.
San Francisco — Chief Liu told the Police Commission on Jan. 14 that the city's Part 1 crime totals have fallen sharply year to date, reporting that “overall Part 1 crimes are down 53%” compared with the same period in 2025. He said violent crimes are down 39%, gun-injury incidents are down about 75%, rapes are down 60% and property crimes are down 56%.
The chief placed those figures in the context of recent incidents: no homicides were reported for the week in question, one nonfatal shooting was under active investigation,…
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