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State statistics [ edit ]
In 2019, there were 1,096,668 crimes reported in California including 1,679 murders, 14,720 rapes and 915,197 property crimes.[1] : 9 [1] : 20
In 2014, 1,697 people were victims of homicides. 30% of homicides were gang-related, 28% were due to an unspecified argument, 9% were domestic, and 7% were robbery related. The rest were unknown.[2] [3]
Number of crimes per 100,000 persons in 2004 (crime rates)[4]
Violent crime rates
Property crime rates
Total
Rank
Population
Violent crime
Homicide
Rape
Robbery
Serious assault
Property crime
Burglary
Larceny
Motor vehicle theft
35,893,799
551.8
6.7
26.8
172.1
346.3
3,419.0
685.1
2,030.1
703.8
11,970.8
26
Year
Population
Index
Violent
Property
Murder
Rape[note 1]
Robbery
Aggravated
Burglary
Larceny
Vehicle
1960
15,717,204
546,069
37,558
508,511
616
2,859
18,796
18,796
143,102
311,956
53,453
1970
19,953,134
1,264,854
94,741
1,170,113
1,376
7,005
45,083
45,083
349,788
682,811
137,514
1980
23,532,680
1,264,854
210,290
1,633,042
3,411
13,693
102,766
102,766
545,138
913,070
174,834
1990
29,760,021
1,965,237
311,051
1,654,186
3,553
12,688
182,602
182,602
400,392
951,580
302,214
2000
33,871,648
1,266,714
210,531
1,056,183
2,079
9,785
60,249
138,418
222,293
651,855
182,035
2010
37,338,198
1,146,072
164,133
981,939
1,809
8,331
58,116
95,877
228,857
600,558
152,524
2016
39,250,017
1,176,866
174,796
1,002,070
1,930
10,149
54,789
104,375
188,304
637,010
176,756
2017
39,613,045
1,173,972
178,553
986,769
1,829
14,724
56,609
105,391
176,638
641,804
168,327
2018
39,825,181
1,126,387
176,866
940,998
1,739
15,500
54,312
105,315
164,540
621,288
155,170
2019
39,959,095
1,096,668
173,205
915,197
1,679
14,720
52,050
104,756
151,596
622,869
140,732
By location [ edit ]
Los Angeles [ edit ]
In 2010, Los Angeles reported 293 homicides.[5] [6]
Legal procedure [ edit ]
As one of the fifty states of the United States , California follows common law criminal procedure . The principal source of law for California criminal procedure is the California Penal Code , Part 2, "Of Criminal Procedure."
Every year in California, approximately 150 thousand violent crimes and 1 million property crimes are committed.[7] 40 million people , approximately 1.2 million arrests are made every year in California.[7] California superior courts hear about 270,000 felony cases, 900,000 misdemeanor cases, and 5 million infraction cases every year.[8] [9] [10] [11]
Policing [ edit ]
In 2018, California had 531 state and local law enforcement agencies. Those agencies employed a total of 130,451 staff. Of the total staff, 79,038 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers).[12]
Police ratio [ edit ]
In 2018, California had 200 police officers per 100,000 residents.[12]
Capital punishment laws [ edit ]
The death penalty (also known as capital punishment) is legal in California,[13] Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on the use on March 13, 2019.[14] Clarence Ray Allen on January 17, 2006, through lethal injection .
Organized crime [ edit ]
Organized crime in California involves the criminal activities of organized crime groups, street gangs , criminal extremists , and terrorists in California .[15] Cosa Nostra (LCN), Sicilian Mafia , and Camorra . Eurasian criminal networks specialize in white-collar crime , fraud , prostitution and human trafficking . Crime cells from Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe impact public safety and the state's economy.
Gangs in California are classified into three categories: criminal street gangs, prison gangs , and outlaw motorcycle gangs . Gang operations usually include "assault, auto theft, drive-by shooting, illegal drug and narcotic manufacturing, drug and
narcotic trafficking, forgery, fraud, home invasion robbery, identity theft, murder, weapons trafficking, witness intimidation, and violence against law enforcement."
Terrorism [ edit ]
Domestic criminal extremists include various racial supremacy groups. International terrorists include Al-Qaeda , Hamas , Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK), and Jamaat ul-Fuqra (JUF).
Notable incidents [ edit ]
1946: Battle of Alcatraz
1947: Black Dahlia murder
1965:
1968–69: Zodiac Killer murders five known victims
1968: Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
1969: Tate–LaBianca murders
1970: Newhall incident
1972: United California Bank burglary
1974:
1976:
1977: Kidnapping of Colleen Stan
1977–78: Hillside Strangler
1978: Moscone–Milk assassinations
1981: Wonderland murders
1984:
1986 San Francisco fireworks disaster
1987: Hijacking of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771
1988: Dan Montecalvo case
1989: Cleveland Elementary School shooting (Stockton)
1991: Killing of Latasha Harlins
1992:
1993: 101 California Street shooting
1994: O. J. Simpson murder case
1996:
1997: North Hollywood shootout
1997–98: Rampart scandal
1999: Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting
2001:
2002:
2003: Shooting of Deandre Brunston
2006: Goleta postal facility shootings
2008: Ed Jew: extortion, bribery, and perjury
2009:
2010: Death of Lydia Schatz
2011
2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks
2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests
2013:
2013–14: Interstate 80 rapist
2014:
2015:
2016: Orange County Men's Central Jail escape
2017:
2019:
2020–24: San Francisco Department of Public Works corruption scandal
2020: Anthony Levandowski - pleaded guilty to one count of trade secret theft. Pardoned by President Trump.
2021:
2022:
Elizabeth Holmes - found guilty of three counts of wire fraud, and one of conspiracy to commit wire fraud
Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani - found guilty of nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud
2023:
See also [ edit ]
General:
^ In 2014, the crime of "forcible rape" was changed to "rape." The definition was expanded to include both male and female victims and reflects the various forms of sexual penetration understood to be rape.
References [ edit ]
^ "Crime Trends in California" . Public Policy Institute of California . Retrieved 2019-11-13 .
^ "US Census Bureau, median household income by state 2004" . Archived from the original on 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2006-07-01 .
^ 2010 California offenses known to law enforcement FBI. Retrieved August 10, 2012
^ "Crime Rates in Los Angeles County 1985-2019" . Los Angeles Almanac . Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023 .
^ a b "2015 California Attorney General Report" (PDF) .
^ "2015 California Judicial Council Court Statistics Report" (PDF) .
^ "California Department of Corrections Office of Research, Population Reports" . Archived from the original on 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2018-05-20 .
^ Lofstrom, Magnus; Martin, Brandon (February 2021). "California's County Jails" . Public Policy Institute of California .
^ These are the 746 inmates awaiting execution on California's death row , Los Angeles Times
^ a b "Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2018 – Statistical Tables" (PDF) . United States Department of Justice Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2023.
^ "Facts about capital punishment - the death penalty" . religioustolerance.org . Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017 .
^ Arango, Tim (2019-03-12). "California Death Penalty Suspended; 737 Inmates Get Stay of Execution" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-12-20 .
^ "Organized Crime in California, 2005 Report to the California Legislature" (PDF) . California Department of Justice . Archived (PDF) from the original on February 28, 2023.
Further reading [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crime_in_California&oldid=1220818109 " C a t e g o r y : ● C r i m e i n C a l i f o r n i a H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s n e e d i n g a d d i t i o n a l r e f e r e n c e s f r o m M a y 2 0 2 3 ● A l l a r t i c l e s n e e d i n g a d d i t i o n a l r e f e r e n c e s ● D y n a m i c l i s t s ● P a g e s u s i n g d i v c o l w i t h s m a l l p a r a m e t e r
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
