
Public Safety
Carlsbad supervisor: county overdose deaths drop 36% since 2021
San Diego County overdose deaths fell to 840 in 2025, down 36 percent from the 2021 peak of 1,309, with fentanyl-caused deaths dropping from 802 to 340, according to county data and a statement from Carlsbad's representative on the Board of Supervisors, Jim Desmond.

