blog post Gun Deaths Drive California’s Largest-Ever Rise in Homicides By Magnus Lofstrom Jul 13, 2021 Jul 13, 2021 ... While the 2020 homicide rate is far lower than past peaks, the past year deviates from historically low rates of the last decade. But at 5.5 ...
Fact Sheet California’s County Jails By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Feb 8, 2021 Inmates held on a felony charge or conviction account for 90% of the jail population. California has a large number of diverse—and aging—county jail ...
blog post California’s Incarcerated Population Plunges to New Low during COVID-19 By Heather Harris, Alexandria Gumbs, Joseph Hayes Aug 19, 2020 Aug 19, 2020 ... Prisoners' criminal histories may partly explain this fact. Ninety-one percent have a current or past serious or violent conviction, which can ...
blog post Progress under Prop 47 but Racial Disparities Persist in California Arrests By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Jun 4, 2020 Jun 4, 2020 ... A key voter-approved reform has decreased arrests disparities between African Americans and whites, but a significant and pervasive divide ...
Fact Sheet Felony Arrests in California By Magnus Lofstrom, Alexandria Gumbs, Joseph Hayes, Brandon Martin Apr 14, 2020 After Prop 47, the share of California felony arrests fell. In this fact sheet we review the most common arrests, for violent offenses and property crimes, ...
Fact Sheet Racial Disparities in California Arrests By Magnus Lofstrom, Justin Goss, Joseph Hayes, Brandon Martin Oct 14, 2019 In contrast, the disparities between Latino and white arrest rates are less widespread. In fact, Latinos were arrested at lower rates than whites in 26 counties ...
Fact Sheet California’s Prison Population By Joseph Hayes, Justin Goss, Heather Harris, Alexandria Gumbs Jul 22, 2019 Most prisoners have current or past convictions for violent or serious crimes. The most common crimes that led to imprisonment in 2017 involved assault, weapons ...
blog post Video: Recidivism of Felony Offenders in California By Mary Severance Jun 26, 2019 Jun 26, 2019 ... Rearrest and reconviction rates fell sharply for felony drug offenses; rearrest rates went up slightly among individuals convicted of offenses ...
Report Recidivism of Felony Offenders in California By Mia Bird, Justin Goss, Viet Nguyen Jun 19, 2019 We focus on felony offenders to provide insight into outcomes for those who have been convicted of more severe offenses. Our analysis of recidivism relies ...
blog post Is Momentum Growing to End California’s Death Penalty? By Rachel Lawler Apr 9, 2019 Apr 9, 2019 ... ... for the remainder of Newsom's administration but does not allow for the release of any inmates or alter any convictions or sentences.