from- https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/09/as-san-jose-police-response-times-climb-city-says-it-needs-more-officers/
Sgt. Christian Camarillo of the San Jose Police Department ascribes the delayed response times to a combination of factors, including understaffing, challenges in hiring new police officers and the city’s expansive footprint.
Over the past decade, the number of sworn officers in the city’s police force has dropped 16% — from 1,374 officers in 2009-10 to 1,149 last year, according to annual city audits. Meanwhile, the population of San Jose has grown by at least 7% and emergency calls in the city have nearly doubled.
“What I will tell you is that we’re doing the very best we can, given our call volume and staffing,” Camarillo said.
The San Jose Police Department is constantly looking for more recruits, but the city’s high cost of living and certain job qualifications can pose barriers, according to Camarillo. It’s also difficult to hire enough officers to outpace the number of officers retiring from the force each year, he said.
The average officer-to-resident ratio in cities across the nation is 2.4 officers per 1,000 residents, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations. In the Bay Area, San Francisco has a ratio of about 2.54 officers per 1,000 residents, Oakland has 1.85 and San Jose has about 1.17, according to city figures.
Seems the SJPD can't deal with current actual crimes at the current time.