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San Diego police brief council: homicides, vehicle thefts and hate crimes fell in 2025
Summary
Chief Scott Wall told the City Council that San Diego saw year‑over‑year declines in several major crime categories in 2025 — overall crime down 6.3%, homicides down about 25%, vehicle theft down 22% — while council members pressed the department on training, staffing and the use of technology such as automated license plate readers.
Chief Scott Wall told the City Council on March 16 that San Diego recorded declines across major crime categories in 2025, calling it the fourth consecutive year of reductions. “Last year, crime dropped for the fourth year in a row,” Chief Wall said, noting homicide investigations fell roughly 25% and vehicle theft dropped about 22% citywide.
The presentation, delivered alongside Jordan Pankhauser of the department’s crime analysis unit, used FBI NIBRS reporting and five‑year trend charts to show a 6.3% overall decline and improved clearance rates for serious crimes. Pankhauser said the department’s homicide unit solved 26 of the 27 murders in 2025 and credited automated license plate readers (ALPRs) with helping to solve about a third of those cases.
The briefing included a…
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