Rochester Police Chief David Smith and Mayor Malik Evans at a press conference, highlighted progress in public safety in 2025City of Rochester public safety leaders on Tuesday provided an overview of crime statistics for 2025, highlighting significant declines in violent crime while urging continued efforts to address persistent challenges. In a year-end briefing, Rochester Police Chief David Smith and Mayor Malik Evans said nearly all major gun violence metrics fell to their lowest levels in years, continuing a trend of reductions in violent crime. Homicides also declined for the fourth consecutive year, contributing to what Mayor Evans described as “the lowest levels since 2018” for many violent crime categories. Despite the overall declines, Evans stressed that no amount of gun violence is acceptable. City leaders reiterated that they will continue to use tools like the ongoing gun violence state of emergency to address crime hotspots and leverage closure orders against properties associated with violence.