Fresno 2025 crime rates trending down, lowest homicides in 50 years says Chief Casto

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Wrapping up 2025 and kicking disconnected 2026 connected a affirmative note.

The Fresno Police Department highlighted its latest transgression statistic during a Tuesday greeting property conference.

The City of Fresno saw 22 homicides successful 2025. Chief Mindy Casto says the metropolis has not seen a driblet to that level successful 51 years.

It's a 70% alteration from 2020 and a 27% simplification from 2024.

"But I person to halt for a 2nd due to the fact that this is not astir the fig it is astir the radical and the families that did not person to woody with the calamity successful our metropolis this twelvemonth of a mislaid loved 1 and the ripple effects this has connected truthful galore lives truthful we are grateful we person been capable to marque this benignant of an impact," explains Chief Casto.

Fresno Police besides recovered much than 1,500 guns disconnected the streets and were capable to lick 105% of murders, which includes immoderate from erstwhile years.

Additionally, postulation citations exceeded 40,000 successful the past 12 months.

Mayor Jerry Dyer credits the teamwork betwixt section leadership, the territory attorney's bureau and each constabulary serviceman putting their beingness connected the line.

"For many, galore years, decades successful fact, the metropolis of Fresno had a estimation of being 1 of the astir convulsive places successful America, and what that does is it prevents radical from visiting your city, it impacts tourism, and truthful I americium arrogant to accidental that is not the Fresno we unrecorded successful today. In fact, we unrecorded successful a overmuch safer spot today,' mentions Mayor Dyer.

In retail theft cases, officers person recovered implicit $1 cardinal and made much than 650 arrests.

DUI arrests were besides higher than the erstwhile year.

Chief Casto hopes the aboriginal of Fresno continues to inclination safer by decreasing crimes, including car thefts, convulsive crimes, DUIs, fatal crashes involving pedestrians, and pack activity.

Although accrued technology, specified arsenic their ShotSpotter devices, has helped, the enactment officers enactment successful does not spell unnoticed.

"We besides had 381 officers assaulted successful 2025, portion they were retired determination performing their duties. I conscionable privation to instrumentality this accidental to admit our officers and their dedication to amusement up each time successful this assemblage to marque it a safer spot for the radical who unrecorded and enactment here," expresses Chief Casto.

The Fresno Police Department says that though it is astir afloat staffed, it is ever looking for individuals to articulation its team.

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