The Richmond Police Department announced they are investigating their first homicide of 2025 after a shooting occurred on July 9.
Here is the release:
Richmond, CA—On 7/9/25, at 11:46 PM, the RPD Communications Center received a ShotSpotter (Gunfire detection system) notification of possible gunfire in the 900 block of 8th St. Officers responded and checked the area but did not locate any evidence of a shooting.
On 7/10/25, at 6:44 AM, the RPD Communications Center received a call about an unresponsive man lying on the sidewalk/ground in the 900 block of 9th Street. This location is one block east of the earlier ShotSpotter activation.
Richmond Police officers responded to the area and located a deceased male subject who had apparent gunshot wounds. RPD Homicide Detectives responded and are actively investigating.
This is the first homicide of 2025 in the City of Richmond.
Anyone with information regarding this homicide is urged to contact Homicide Detective Marecek at 510-621-1835 or [email protected].
City of Richmond 2025 Crime Statistics
| Citywide Index Crimes 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | YTD Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Justifiable Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Sexual Assault | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 63 | ||||||
| Robbery | 25 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 145 | ||||||
| Aggravated Assault | 80 | 47 | 66 | 79 | 65 | 61 | 398 | ||||||
| Burglary | 28 | 23 | 35 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 167 | ||||||
| Larceny-Theft | 133 | 112 | 123 | 116 | 126 | 137 | 747 | ||||||
| Vehicle-Theft | 72 | 57 | 88 | 59 | 55 | 73 | 404 | ||||||
| Arson | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | ||||||
| Index Crime Totals | 347 | 279 | 358 | 322 | 310 | 332 | 1948 |
Year Over Year Crime Statistics
| Year Over Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 18 | 18 | 8 | 11 | ||
| Sexual Assault | 86 | 114 | 100 | 104 | ||
| Robbery | 243 | 258 | 298 | 334 | ||
| Aggravated Assault | 832 | 857 | 941 | 997 | ||
| Burglary | 311 | 262 | 343 | 303 | ||
| Larceny-Theft | 1,849 | 1,993 | 1.696 | 1,741 | ||
| Vehicle-Theft | 1,044 | 1,068 | 1,258 | 1,139 | ||
| Arson | 44 | 34 | 30 | 33 | ||
| Index Crime Totals | 4,471 | 4,604 | 4,674 | 4,662 |
