Half Moon Bay City Council Receives San Mateo County 2024-25 Annual Sheriff Report: Increase in DUIs and Property Crime Arrests; Decease in Calls for Service by 7%

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VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council Regular Meeting on Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting with remote comment. Agenda. Staff Report for Item #10A. “Accept San Mateo County Sheriff FY 2024-25 Annual Report on Law Enforcement Services and Activities.”

Executive Summary
This report covers information and data from FY 24-25 (01 July 2024 – 30 June 2025). It includes data
from FY 22-23 and FY 23-24 for context; however, previous data was recorded under different
guidelines and is therefore inappropriate for comparison.

Calls for Service decrease of 7 percent.
Response Times decrease of 2 percent.
Original Reports Documented decrease of 2 percent.
Violent Crime Reports decrease of 3 percent.
Violent Crime Arrests increase of 11 percent.
Property Crime Reports decrease of 3 percent.
Property Crime Arrests increase of 35 percent.
Driving Under the Influence increase of 25 percent.
Traffic Citations increase of 14 percent.
Traffic Collisions decrease of 15 percent.


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