Fact Sheet Crime Trends in California By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Oct 5, 2022 Oct 19, 2022 ... NOTE: Violent crime includes homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault; property crime includes burglary, motor vehicle theft, and larceny ...
blog post Historic Law Aims to Improve Police Accountability and Transparency By Deepak Premkumar, Shannon McConville Feb 25, 2022 Feb 25, 2022 ... ... felony and misdemeanor convictions of police officers to POST. ... Most arrests of law enforcement officers resulted in convictions ...
blog post California Jails and COVID-19 By Heather Harris, Joseph Hayes Aug 11, 2021 Aug 11, 2021 ... Weeks after the governor's emergency declaration, the Judicial Council set bail at $0 for misdemeanors and low-level felonies; ...
Fact Sheet Arrests in California By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, Joseph Hayes Feb 8, 2021 Violent offenses are the largest category of felony arrests. · Drug offenses are the largest category of misdemeanor arrests. · Racial disparities in arrest rates ...
Fact Sheet California’s County Jails By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Feb 8, 2021 Local criminal justice directives to avoid arrests and bookings as well as ... from felonies to misdemeanors, relieved crowding, and reduced the number of ...
press release Prop 47 Has Reduced Racial Disparities in Arrests and Bookings in California, but Serious Inequities Remain Jun 23, 2020 Jun 23, 2020 ... The gap in arrest rates between African Americans and whites for drug and property offenses (including felonies and misdemeanors) dropped by ...
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 ... from felonies to misdemeanors, racial disparities in arrests and ...
blog post Jail Bookings Down Significantly during COVID-19 By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 ... In 2016, misdemeanors made up the majority of arrests booked into jail (about 77%) for what are now zero bail crimes.
blog post How Will COVID-19 Affect Arrests in California? By Alexandria Gumbs, Joseph Hayes Apr 16, 2020 Apr 16, 2020 ... With some police departments starting to issue warnings or citations rather than make arrests, the number of misdemeanor arrests may fall.
Fact Sheet Felony Arrests in California By Magnus Lofstrom, Alexandria Gumbs, Joseph Hayes, Brandon Martin Apr 14, 2020 In November of 2014, Prop 47 reclassified many lower-level drug and property offenses from felonies to misdemeanors. Partly as a result of this policy change, ...