Modesto recorded zero homicides in 2025, marking the city’s first year without a killing in at least four decades, according ...

(FOX40.COM) — For the first time in recent memory, the Modesto Police Department reports zero homicides for an entire year. Police officials call the milestone almost unheard of – especially for a ...

Looking over the Modesto arch as the sun sets behind the Diablo Range in January 2024. Editor’s note: The Modesto Bee uses the legal definition of homicide to mean the slaying or killing of one person ...

Joe Estrada speaks at a vigil in Ceres for homicide victim Amari Peterson of Modesto on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Atmika Iyer aiyer@modbee.com Coaches, teammates, classmates and friends of Amari Peterson ...

Editor's note: The Modesto Bee uses the legal definition of homicide to mean the slaying or killing of one person by another. By that definition, it includes officer-involved deaths, of which there ...