In mid-2012, the Bureau of Investigations was reorganized, placing the Assaults Detail under the command of the Gang Investigations Unit.

The assaults detail is responsible for the investigation of a wide variety of serious incidents including assaults, weapons violations, and hate crimes. Investigators are routinely tasked with investigating serious assault cases, such as shootings, stabbings and beatings involving serious injury.

Assaults Detail detectives are also responsible for aggressively investigating hate crime incidents. A hate crime is defined as any unlawful action against the person or property of another, committed because of the victim’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender, or sexual orientation. The Assaults Detail also conducts community presentations on Hate Crimes and Incidents.

The unit is committed to investigating, identifying and prosecuting those who commit acts of violence within the City of San Jose.