Unfortunately this crime is not unusual,as far back as 2009 there have been news stories of sexual assault, flashers and robberies, and it is getting worse. The number of people living 'rough' has risen dramatically over past 10 years, another factor making Stevens Creek Trail high risk especially at night. They can step up surveillance and improve lighting but the reality is that MVPD cannot patrol it 24/7. Assaults have occurred mid-day, not just at night.

At this point there should be signage at all entrances warning pedestrians that the area is unsafe especially at night, and that it is not regularly monitored by police. A crime map showing where these incidents occurred on the trail would be helpful, I suspect areas of the trail far away from encampments not as dangerous, but the reports always seem to mention the area in vicinity of 85/ECR.