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San Jose Police Department

City agencyCA0431300NIBRS since 2023LEMAS 2020Founded 1849

Santa Clara County, California

Serves ~1,013,616 residents · LEMAS survey

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The San Jose Police Department (SJPD) is the police agency for San Jose, California. The San Jose Police Department is led by Chief of Police Paul Joseph.

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI CA0431300.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Motor Vehicle Theft: victim & offender age · 9,870 victims, 11,168 offenders
Victim sex
Male6,779 (69%)
Female3,041 (31%)
Unknown50 (1%)
Victim race
White7,128 (80%)
Asian1,352 (15%)
Black or African American388 (4%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander45 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native21 (0%)
Incident location
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk5,909 (55%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage3,120 (29%)
Residence/Home1,406 (13%)
Other/Unknown91 (1%)
Commercial/Office Building77 (1%)
Auto Dealership New/Used27 (0%)

Top 6 of 33 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown2,284 (78%)
Stranger468 (16%)
Acquaintance49 (2%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)31 (1%)
Otherwise Known27 (1%)
Parent13 (0%)

Top 6 of 19 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property507 (44%)
Theft From Motor Vehicle212 (19%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering185 (16%)
All Other Larceny76 (7%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations35 (3%)
Drug Equipment Violations20 (2%)

Top 6 of 24 categories shown.

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
1,049
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
460
Part-time civilian
59
Total FT employees
1,509
Population served
1,013,616
Operating budget
$471,530,192
Body-worn cameras: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
20131,016382$294,752,941
20071,386445$258,288,796
20031,408393$220,285,375
20001,408404$182,962,392
19991,343447
19971,336430
19931,219430
19901,110355
19871,006252

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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Public policy portal

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POP conference activity

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