The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is reporting a continuous, year-over-year decline in instances of use of force. Sheriff Bob Jonsen's deputies used force on people in the jails and out in the community 603 times last year, a slight decrease from 621 incidents in 2024, according to an annual report for 2025. Deputies killed one person in 2025, compared to zero fatalities reported in 2024. The report defines use of force as the use of firearms, chemical agents, physical takedowns and punching and kicking, Tasers and batons. Like previous years, a majority of use of force incidents happened in...
