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Police present 2025 crime data: homicides rise to two; narcotics incidents increase after Prop 36 changes
Summary
Commander Enos told the Cathedral City council on March 11 that the 2025 data show two homicides and two negligent manslaughters (all solved and in prosecution) and a notable rise in narcotics and drug-equipment violations tied in part to a January 2025 change described as "Prop 36," while overall crimes against persons fell 1% and property crimes fell about 12%.
Commander Enos presented Cathedral City Police Departments 2025 crime statistics to the council on March 11 and answered council questions about enforcement and service strategies.
Enos said the department reported two homicides and two negligent manslaughters in 2025 (none in 2024) and that all of those cases have been solved and are in various stages of prosecution. He gave a breakdown of violent-crime categories including 12 rapes, 117 aggravated assaults and 250 simple assaults, and noted that some counts in the NIBRS-based system can reflect multiple charges from a single incident.
On property crime, Enos recorded 28 robberies, 112 burglaries, 108 shoplifting incidents and 135 motor-vehicle thefts for 2025. He said the city saw an overall 12% decrease in property-crime reporting year over year.
The commander emphasized a 35% increase in "crimes against society" in 2025, largely from narcotics (269 narcotics violations) and 296 drug-equipment violations. He attributed some of that rise to a change he described as "Prop 36," which took effect in January 2025 and raised thresholds that made a broader set of retail and drug-related cases reportable or prosecutable.
Calls for service were lower overall, Enos said: 36,646 in 2025 compared with 38,294 in 2024 (1,648 fewer). He highlighted department strategies to address crime trends, including participation in regional supervision and narcotics task forces, intelligence-led policing through the Coachella Valley Realtime Intelligence Center, expanded drone use, a traffic bureau emphasis and a county-assigned behavioral health assessment technician to respond to mental-health-related calls.
Council members discussed how the law change affects enforcement and whether the department has sufficient referral and treatment pathways for people encountered on the street. Enos described ongoing county and community partnerships intended to connect people with services when officers encounter them, and said the department will continue to analyze year-over-year patterns to determine whether a new enforcement or service approach is required.
The presentation included a regional comparison of available 2025 figures for Palm Springs, Indio and Desert Hot Springs with caveats about inconsistent data sources. No formal council action was taken on the presentation.
