San Francisco finally closes book on ‘reform’ prosecutors

Crime in San Francisco hit record lows as the city hopefully moves toward closing the chapter on “reform prosecutors” once and for all.

In January, crime in San Francisco hit a 23-year low, with violent and property crime dropping at a far more dramatic rate than the average of similarly sized cities. Over the first three months of 2025, property crime was down 45%, car thefts were down 41%, larceny was down 29%, and robberies were down 20%. San Francisco’s monthly jail population has returned to pre-2020 levels, meaning the city is back to putting criminals in jail, capping a rise that started in mid-2023.

This is happening in large part because San Francisco’s district attorney is a real prosecutor. Brooke Jenkins took over the office after

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