Prosecutors in Santa Clara County said a suspected drug dealer is now facing two murder charges in connection with the ...

From 1934 until its closure in 1963, Alcatraz operated as a maximum-security federal penitentiary designed to hold what some consider America's most notorious criminals.

A 32-year-old man was ruled to have enough evidence to move forward with charges of murder, child endangerment, and firearm ...

San Francisco has seen a drop in crime since 2023, something the district attorney attributes to collaboration and surveillance.

San Francisco is suffering a police staffing crisis. And yet its crime rate has plummeted along with its count of sworn officers.

Description This lesson plan about the history of crime in San Francisco opens with reflective questions that ask students to consider crime today and reflect on the history of crime.

In the early 1980s, San Francisco was just beginning to build a reputation as an epicenter of punk rock, with bands such as The Nuns, Crime and Dead Kennedys making waves, and publications such as ...

San Francisco is experiencing a remarkable shift. In 2024, the city reported its lowest crime rates in 23 years, with property crimes down 31% and violent crimes down 14% compared to 2023. This ...

New statistics show San Francisco’s crime rate is now the lowest it’s been in 23 years.

After 100 years in the heart of San Francisco’s South of Market district, the newsrooms at Fifth and Mission are emptying out. This summer, SFGATE and San Francisco Chronicle reporters, editors ...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins joined hundreds of police officers at the department's headquarters on Tuesday to announce a decline in violent crime seen ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Crime in San Francisco is at a 20-year low, according to figures released by outgoing Mayor London Breed’s office on Tuesday.