San Francisco · 2026-10-09
SFPD promises sex crime investigation changes as 72 percent of 2025 cases sit open
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Supervisors questioned why open cases with identified suspects weren't sent to the District Attorney; an outside audit remains uncertain.
At a Board of Supervisors hearing, the San Francisco Police Department committed to improving how it investigates sex crimes. Supervisor Bilal Mahmood cited department figures showing 72 percent of all 2025 sexual assault cases were marked open but not under active investigation. In about 70 percent of those, he said, a suspect had been identified.
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