SAN DIEGO (CNS) \u2014 Mirroring a statewide trend, the number of auto thefts in the San Diego area last year dropped by more than one-fourth as compared with the 2024 figure, the California Highway Patrol reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The tally of 8,023 stolen vehicles in San Diego County in 2025 was down 25.7% from the year before — roughly the same percentage of decline as that seen across California over the same period, according to the CHP.<\/p>\n
Statewide, about 133,000 vehicles were stolen last year, as compared with 176,230 over the prior 12 months, making 2025 a second consecutive year of declining automobile thefts in California, the Highway Patrol reported.<\/p>\n
In 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed CHP officers to work alongside local law enforcement agencies in regional crime-suppression operations. Targeted details in Bakersfield, Oakland and San Bernardino helped contribute to reductions in vehicle thefts and other crime in those communities and culminated in California’s first year-over-year decrease in vehicle theft since 2019, according to state officials.<\/p>\n
Newsom expanded the program in August 2025 by deploying additional teams to other parts of California, including San Diego County.<\/p>\n
On average, a vehicle theft occurred in California every four minutes in 2025, according to the Highway Patrol. Of the 133,372 autos stolen statewide last year, 84% were recovered — a total of 111,661 vehicles. More than half were returned to their owners in drivable condition, the state agency reported.<\/p>\n
“The CHP remains committed to holding offenders accountable, recovering stolen vehicles and working with our law enforcement partners to make our communities safer,” CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said.<\/p>\n
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