blog post Poverty Varies across California’s Regions By Patricia Malagon Feb 23, 2023 Feb 23, 2023 ... According to the most recent California Poverty Measure (CPM), the statewide poverty rate fell from 16.4% in 2019 to 11.7% in fall 2021.
blog post California’s African American Community By Eric McGhee Feb 22, 2023 Feb 22, 2023 ... In 1950, 83% of Black Californians made less than twice the poverty level, and this rate fell to 41% in 1990. But in 2020, it still stood at ...
blog post Homeless Populations Are Rising around California By Jennifer Paluch, Joseph Herrera Feb 21, 2023 Feb 21, 2023 ... COVID-19 · Floods · Housing · Immigrants in California · Poverty & Inequality. Centers. Back. PPIC Water Policy Center.
blog post Human Trafficking in California By Heather Harris Feb 15, 2023 Feb 15, 2023 ... Nearly all states now have laws prohibiting sex and labor trafficking. Yet the Bureau of Justice Statistics has only recently begun to produce ...
blog post Concerns about Crime Are Up, Views of Police Are Down By Deja Thomas Feb 13, 2023 Feb 13, 2023 ... The share of adults saying it is at least somewhat of a problem has increased by 11 percentage points since last February (34% big, ...
Fact Sheet Arrests in California By Magnus Lofstrom, Joseph Hayes, Brandon Martin, Andrew Skelton Feb 13, 2023 Arrest rates for misdemeanors dropped significantly during the pandemic. The overall arrest rate dropped by nearly 19% from 2019 to 2020, and fell an additional ...
Fact Sheet Law Enforcement Staffing in California By Brandon Martin, Magnus Lofstrom, Andrew Skelton Feb 13, 2023 Feb 14, 2023 ... Almost half of California's law enforcement officers work for municipal police departments. Statewide staffing levels dropped significantly ...
blog post COVID-19’s Sobering Effect on Life Expectancy By Hans Johnson, Eric McGhee Jan 27, 2023 Jan 27, 2023 ... The demographic concept of life expectancy measures how long the average person would live if current death rates by age applied throughout ...
blog post California’s Plunging Birth Rates By Hans Johnson Jan 26, 2023 Jan 26, 2023 ... What is—and is not—driving the state's lower birth rates? California's birth rate (births per 1,000 residents) is at its lowest level in more ...
Fact Sheet Immigrants in California By Cesar Alesi Perez, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Hans Johnson Jan 23, 2023 Jan 30, 2023 ... In 2021, the most current year of data, 27% of California's population was foreign born, almost double the percentage in the rest of the ...