Overview

• Total crimes fell by about 8 percent year-on-year to roughly 110,000 reported offenses in the first half of 2025.
• Investigative success improved with the clearance rate climbing from 46.2 percent to 48.7 percent over the same period.
• Violent offenses decreased by 6.9 percent to around 4,200 incidents, with homicides and manslaughter falling to 20 cases.
• Reported rapes and sexual assaults increased by more than 20 percent from 140 to 171 cases, bucking the overall crime decline.
• Property offenses declined by 12.1 percent to about 43,000 thefts, and bodily injury reports fell by 2.8 percent.