Crime in California
This article refers to crime in the American state of California.
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State statistics [edit]
In 2008 there were 1,265,920 crimes reported in California including 2,142 murders, 8,903 rapes and 1,080,747 property crimes [1] In 2004, the California Board of Corrections reported 1,279,758 bookings, or administrative records of those arrested, in jails throughout California.[2]
| Number of Crimes per 100,000 persons (Crime Rates)[3] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Rates | Property Crime Rates | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| Population | Violent Crime | Homicide | Rape | Robbery | Serious Assault | Property Crime | Burglary | Larceny | Motor vehicle theft | ||
| 35,893,799 | 551.8 | 6.7 | 26.8 | 172.1 | 346.3 | 3,419.0 | 685.1 | 2,030.1 | 703.8 | 11,970.8 | 26 |
| Year | Population | Index | Violent | Property | Murder | Forcible rape | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
Burglary | Larceny Theft |
Vehicle Theft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15,717,204 | 546,069 | 37,558 | 508,511 | 616 | 2,859 | 18,796 | 18,796 | |||
| 1970 | 19,953,134 | 1,264,854 | 94,741 | 1,170,113 | 1,376 | 7,005 | 45,083 | 45,083 | |||
| 1980 | 23,532,680 | 1,264,854 | 210,290 | 1,633,042 | 3,411 | 13,693 | 102,766 | 102,766 | |||
| 1990 | 29,760,021 | 1,965,237 | 311,051 | 1,654,186 | 3,553 | 12,688 | 182,602 | 182,602 | |||
| 2000 | 33,871,648 | 1,266,714 | 210,531 | 1,056,183 | 2,079 | 9,785 | 60,249 | 138,418 | |||
| 2008 | 36,756,666 | 1,265,920 | 185,173 | 1,080,747 | 2,142 | 8,903 | 69,385 | 104,743 | 237,835 | 650,385 | 192,572 |
By location [edit]
Los Angeles [edit]
In 2010, Los Angeles reported 293 homicides.[4] 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).[5]
Policing [edit]
In 2008, California had 509 State and local law enforcement agencies.[6] Those agencies employed a total of 126,538 staff.[6] Of the total staff, 79,431 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers).[6]
Police ratio [edit]
In 2008, California had 217 police officers per 100,000 residents.[6]
Capital Punishment laws [edit]
The death penalty (also known as capital punishment) is applied in California.[7]
See also [edit]
General:
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/cacrime.htm
- ^ http://www.bdcorr.ca.gov/fsod/jail%20profile%20summary/2004/2004_annual_report/2004_JPS_Annual_Report.pdf
- ^ "US Census Bureau, median household income by state 2004". Archived from the original on 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2006-07-01.
- ^ 2010 California offenses known to law enforcement FBI. Retrieved August 10, 2012
- ^ Crime Rates
- ^ a b c d U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008, p.15
- ^ http://www.religioustolerance.org/execut3.htm
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