blog post Mass Shootings in California By Heather Harris Jul 5, 2022 Although California's mass shooting homicide rate is lower than the national average, a mass shooting occurs here every eight days on average.
blog post Crime Trends in Context By Magnus Lofstrom Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 ... At the same time, we've seen a troubling recent increase in some violent crimes, particularly homicide, in California and the nation.
blog post Fewer Domestic Violence Calls, but More Incidents Could Be Deadly By Heather Harris Apr 12, 2022 Apr 12, 2022 ... Yet addressing lethal domestic violence has proved challenging. Arresting abusers can protect victims from homicide in the short term, but may ...
event COVID in California: What Have We Learned about Ensuring an Equitable Recovery? Mar 30, 2022 Under his leadership, Stockton saw a 40 percent drop in homicides, led California in the decline of officer-involved shootings, and was named the second ...
blog post Two Years of Wide Variation in Crime Trends By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Mar 21, 2022 Mar 21, 2022 ... Increases in crime during the first year and a half of the pandemic—particularly in homicide and aggravated assault—have been troubling, ...
blog post Concerns about Crime Are Up, Ratings of Police Have Declined By Dean Bonner Feb 14, 2022 Feb 14, 2022 ... In addition, almost half of the 2020 increase in homicides involved Latino victims (Latinos comprise 39% of the state's population); 35% of ...
blog post After Decreases in 2020, Both Property and Violent Crimes Are Up in 2021 By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Dec 14, 2021 In particular, the troubling increase in homicides that we saw in 2020 appears to continue—homicides in these cities are up by about 17% in 2021.
Report Police Use of Force and Misconduct in California By Deepak Premkumar, Alexandria Gumbs, Shannon McConville, Renee Hsia Oct 26, 2021 ... these incidents account for nearly 10 percent of the number of annual homicides—including those that are considered lawful (e.g., in self-defense).
Report Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops By Magnus Lofstrom, Joseph Hayes, Brandon Martin, Deepak Premkumar Oct 13, 2021 Black Californians are notably overrepresented in police stops, and officers report reasons for stops that can vary across race and ethnicity, and across law ...
blog post Recent State Crime Trends Mostly Mirror the Nation By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Oct 8, 2021 Oct 8, 2021 ... Newly released FBI data show that trends in California's crime rate last year—including a large and troubling jump in homicides—mostly ...