Suspect killed in San Jose
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Police said the 15-year-old girl was walking to school when the suspect approached her, pulled her into his vehicle, and sexually battered her.
Reported crime figures in San Jose continued to decline in 2025, according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report. Last year's drop in violent crimes has accelerated a downward trend that began in 2024 after such crimes peaked the previous year.
SAN JOSE — Police have announced the arrest of a Central Valley teen in connection with a shooting that wounded a man at an East San Jose shop last weekend. The shooting was reported around 2:50 p.m. Jan. 10 at a business in a strip mall in the 3000 block of Story Road near South White Road, according to a San Jose police news release.
According to San José Spotlight, the FBI's Uniform Crime Report shows violent crimes in San Jose fell 15% to 4,963 in 2025, while property crime dropped 7% to 23,222. Reported rapes were down 27%, and motor vehicle thefts fell 17%. The city recorded 26 homicides last year, roughly the same total as in 2024.