The Facts

San Francisco's April 1 crime report shows total reported crime down 28% year over year through March 29, with robbery down 33%, assault down 10%, and property crime down 30%.

But gun violence has not improved at the same pace. The same SFPD report shows 29 shooting incidents and 33 gun-violence victims citywide, up from 26 incidents and 28 victims at the same point in 2025. Aidin Vaziri at the Chronicle also reports a person was critically injured in a Mission District shooting on April 9, hours after city leaders publicly called for a 24-hour ceasefire.

The Context

In January, SFPD announced that 2025 ended with 28 homicides, the city's lowest annual total since 1954, while crediting close work with the Mayor's Office, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, and other public-safety partners.

An SFPD technology update said the Real-Time Investigation Center, drones, license plate readers, and public safety cameras had already helped officers make over 500 arrests. And after voters passed Proposition E, City Hall moved to cut duplicative reporting rules and expand those tools.

The GrowSF Take

This is still real progress, and the people who pushed for it deserve credit. Brooke Jenkins has helped restore accountability. SFPD's tech tools are producing results. And after Prop E, the Police Commission is no longer as free to bury officers in process while crime victims wait. But the rise in shootings is a warning: San Francisco should keep backing what works and intensify pressure on the small number of people driving gun violence.