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Crime in California

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Crime in California refers tocrime occurring within theU.S. state ofCalifornia. The principal source oflaw for California criminal procedure is theCalifornia Penal Code.

California has a lower murder rate than the US average.[1]

State statistics

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In 2019, there were 1,096,668 crimes reported inCalifornia including 1,679 murders, 14,720 rapes and 915,197 property crimes.[2]: 9  In 2019, there were 1,012,441 arrests of adults and 43,181 arrests of juveniles in California.[2]: 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.[3] In 2017 the violent crime rate in California rose 1.5% and was 14th highest of the 50 states.[4]

Number of crimes per 100,000 persons in 2004 (crime rates)[5]
Violent crime ratesProperty crime ratesTotalRank
PopulationViolent crimeHomicideRapeRobberySerious assaultProperty crimeBurglaryLarcenyMotor vehicle theft
35,893,799551.86.726.8172.1346.33,419.0685.12,030.1703.811,970.826

By year

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This table uses data from the Uniform Crime Report until 2019. Starting in 2020 it uses data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer as the UCR data is no longer published and a switchover has been done.[6]

Year[6]PopulationIndexViolentPropertyMurder[7]Rape[note 1]RobberyAggravated
assault		BurglaryLarceny
theft		Vehicle
theft[8]
196015,717,204546,06937,558508,5116162,85918,79618,796143,102311,95653,453
196518,602,000803,48752,490750,9978803,94821,08126,581225,007444,21781,773
197019,953,1341,264,85494,7411,170,1131,3767,00545,08345,083349,788682,811137,514
197521,185,0001,526,293138,8421,387,4512,2098,80759,82767,999469,726784,639133,086
197621,520,0001,556,757144,0411,412,7162,2209,61459,31872,889467,980806,086138,650
197721,896,0001,534,621154,5821,380,0392,51510,82562,85278,390468,452766,317145,270
197822,294,0001,586,483165,6261,420,8572,61111,31668,23583,464488,966777,783154,108
197922,696,0001,695,108184,0871,511,0212,95212,23975,76793,129496,310847,148167,563
198023,532,6801,264,854210,2901,633,0423,41113,693102,766102,766545,138913,070174,834
198124,159,0001,833,787208,4851,625,3023,14313,56693,78197,995540,806921,939162,557
198224,724,0001,801,256201,4291,599,8272,77912,52991,98894,133499,466935,831164,530
198325,174,0001,680,978194,4911,486,4872,63912,09385,82693,933460,460867,123158,904
198425,622,0001,657,320195,5891,461,7312,71711,70283,92497,246443,094857,328161,309
198526,365,0001,718,473201,7631,516,7102,77011,42186,387101,185448,506890,967177,237
198626,981,0001,824,669248,3701,576,2993,03812,11992,512140,701457,698913,004205,597
198727,663,0001,799,871253,9431,545,9282,92412,10983,341155,569419,969896,335229,624
198828,168,0001,869,092261,9121,607,1802,93611,78086,141161,055407,631933,636265,913
198929,063,0001,965,652284,1361,681,5163,15811,96696,431172,581410,468972,603298,445
199029,760,0211,965,237311,0511,654,1863,55312,688182,602182,602400,392951,580302,214
199130,380,0002,057,513331,1221,726,3913,85912,896124,939189,428424,656986,120315,615
199230,867,0002,061,761345,6241,716,1373,92112,761130,897198,045427,491968,534320,112
199331,211,0002,015,265336,3811,678,8844,09611,766126,436194,083414,182945,407319,295
199431,431,0001,940,497318,3951,622,1023,70310,984112,160191,548384,257929,640308,205
199531,589,0001,841,984305,1541,536,8303,53110,554104,611186,458353,895902,456280,479
199631,878,0001,660,131274,9961,385,1352,91610,24494,222167,614312,212830,457242,466
199732,268,0001,569,949257,5821,312,3672,57910,18981,468163,346299,240784,405228,722
199832,667,0001,418,674229,8831,188,7912,1719,78268,782149,148269,012724,262195,517
199933,145,1211,261,164207,8791,053,2852,0059,36360,039136,472223,814660,991168,480
200033,871,6481,266,714210,5311,056,1832,0799,78560,249138,418222,293651,855182,035
200134,600,4631,347,056212,8671,134,1892,2069,96064,614136,087232,273697,739204,177
200235,001,9861,384,872208,3881,176,4842,39510,19864,968130,827238,428[9]715,692222,364
200335,462,7121,420,637205,5511,215,0862,4079,99463,770129,380242,272731,486241,326
200435,842,0381,416,369189,1751,227,1942,3929,61561,768115,400245,903728,687252,604
200536,154,1471,390,710190,1781,200,5322,5039,39263,622114,661250,521692,467257,543
200636,457,5491,350,137194,1201,156,0172,4859,21270,968111,455246,464666,860242,693
200736,553,2131,299,685191,0251,108,6602,2609,01370,542109,210237,025652,243219,392
200836,580,3711,265,939185,1731,080,7662,1428,90369,385104,743237,724650,513192,529
200936,961,6641,184,367174,9341,009,4331,9728,71364,093100,156230,198615,402163,833
201037,338,1981,146,072164,133981,9391,8098,33158,11695,877228,857600,558152,524
201137,683,9331,128,765154,943973,8221,7927,66554,29191,195230,075596,905146,842
201237,999,8781,210,409160,9441,049,4651,8847,83756,52194,702245,767635,090168,608
201338,431,3931,173,646154,7391,018,9071,7467,46453,64089,029232,058621,557165,292
201438,792,2911,100,956153,763947,1931,7008,38948,68191,804202,669592,673151,851
201538,993,9401,191,797166,8831,024,9141,8619,34152,86299,349197,404656,517170,993
201639,250,0171,176,866174,7961,002,0701,93010,14954,789104,375188,304637,010176,756
201739,613,0451,173,972178,553986,7691,82914,72456,609105,391176,638641,804168,327
201839,825,1811,126,387176,866940,9981,73915,50054,312105,315164,540621,288155,170
201939,959,0951,096,668173,205915,1971,67914,72052,050104,756151,596622,869140,732
2020[10][data missing][data missing][data missing][data missing]2,20213,44144,693113,572145,418527,896168,086
2021[10][data missing][data missing][data missing][data missing]3913,0576,73026,23916,022100,57131,839
2022[10][data missing][data missing][data missing][data missing]2,23314,94347,919128,967144,483582,322183,762
2023[11][data missing][data missing][data missing][data missing]1,91414,68149,453135,168134,030567,295198,240

By location

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Los Angeles

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Main article:Crime in Los Angeles

In 2010,Los Angeles reported 293 homicides.[12] The 2010 number corresponds to a rate of 7.6 per 100,000 population. Murders in Los Angeles have decreased since the peak year of 1993, when the homicide rate was 21.1 (per 100,000 population).[13]

Legal procedure

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Further information:Criminal procedure in California

As one of the fifty states of theUnited States,California followscommon lawcriminal procedure. The principal source oflaw for California criminal procedure is theCalifornia Penal Code, Part 2, "Of Criminal Procedure."

Every year in California, approximately 150 thousandviolent crimes and 1 millionproperty crimes are committed.[14] With a population of about40 million people, approximately 1.2 million arrests are made every year in California.[14] TheCalifornia superior courts hear about 270,000felony cases, 900,000misdemeanor cases, and 5 millioninfraction cases every year.[15] There are currently 130,000 people in state prisons[16] and 70,000 people in county jails.[17] Of these, there are 746 people who have been sentenced to death.[18]

Policing

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Further information:List of law enforcement agencies in California

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).[19]

Police ratio

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In 2018, California had 200 police officers per 100,000 residents.[19]

Capital punishment laws

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Further information:Capital punishment in California

Thedeath penalty (also known as capital punishment) is still legal in California,[20] although GovernorGavin Newsom issued a moratorium on the use on March 13, 2019.[21] The last execution was issued forClarence Ray Allen on January 17, 2006, throughlethal injection.

Organized crime

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Organized crime in California involves the criminal activities oforganized crime groups,street gangs, criminalextremists, andterrorists inCalifornia.[22] Traditional organized crime are in the form ofCosa Nostra (LCN),Sicilian Mafia, andCamorra. Eurasian criminal networks specialize inwhite-collar crime,fraud,prostitution andhuman trafficking. Crime cells from Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe impact public safety and the state's economy.

Gangs

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Further information:List of California street gangs

Gangs in California are classified into three categories: criminal street gangs,prison gangs, and outlawmotorcycle 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

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Domestic criminal extremists include various racial supremacy groups. International terrorists includeAl-Qaeda,Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK), andJamaat ul-Fuqra (JUF).

Notable incidents

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See also

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General:

Footnotes

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  1. ^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

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  1. ^Map Shows Which States Have the Highest Murder Rates, Aug 21, 2024, Newsweek
  2. ^ab"Crime in California"(PDF).State of California Department of Justice - OpenJustice. 2020-07-01.Archived(pdf) from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved2020-08-31.
  3. ^Bulwa, Demian (July 4, 2015)."By the numbers: Who got killed, and why, in California last year".SFGATE.
  4. ^"Crime Trends in California".Public Policy Institute of California. Retrieved2019-11-13.
  5. ^"US Census Bureau, median household income by state 2004". Archived fromthe original on 2006-06-28. Retrieved2006-07-01.
  6. ^ab"California Crime Rates 1960 to 2019".www.disastercenter.com. Retrieved2025-10-03.
  7. ^The FBI Crime Data Explorer does not have "Murder" listed under "Crime Select" but has "Homicide" instead and "Homicide" is used in the place of Murder.
  8. ^"Motor Vehicle Theft" is the name of the category from the FBI Crime Database and is used in lieu starting in 2020.
  9. ^In the UCR data, it reports the number of burglaries as being "238,4280" which is abnormally high and is likely a typo and due to this it is listed as simply being "238,428"
  10. ^abc"Crime".FBI Crime Data EXPLORER. Archived fromthe original on 2025-09-30. Retrieved2025-10-03.
  11. ^"Crime".FBI Crime Database. RetrievedOctober 5, 2025.
  12. ^2010 California offenses known to law enforcement FBI. Retrieved August 10, 2012
  13. ^"Crime Rates in Los Angeles County 1985-2019".Los Angeles Almanac.Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. RetrievedMay 10, 2023.
  14. ^ab"2015 California Attorney General Report"(PDF).
  15. ^"2015 California Judicial Council Court Statistics Report"(PDF).
  16. ^"California Department of Corrections Office of Research, Population Reports". Archived fromthe original on 2018-05-15. Retrieved2018-05-20.
  17. ^Lofstrom, Magnus; Martin, Brandon (February 2021)."California's County Jails".Public Policy Institute of California.
  18. ^These are the 746 inmates awaiting execution on California's death row,Los Angeles Times, Paige St. John & Maloy Moore, August 24, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  19. ^ab"Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2018 – Statistical Tables"(PDF).United States Department of Justice. October 2022. p. 5.Archived(PDF) from the original on May 18, 2023.
  20. ^"Facts about capital punishment - the death penalty".religioustolerance.org. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. RetrievedApril 13, 2017.
  21. ^Arango, Tim (2019-03-12)."California Death Penalty Suspended; 737 Inmates Get Stay of Execution".The New York Times.ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved2019-12-20.
  22. ^"Organized Crime in California, 2005 Report to the California Legislature"(PDF).California Department of Justice.Archived(PDF) from the original on February 28, 2023.

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