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Publications Jun 29, 2021
New Report: California Urban Crime Declined in 2020 Amid Social and Economic Upheaval
In 2020, a year defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, the crime rate in California’s 72 largest cities declined by an average of 7 percent, falling to a historic low level.
A new CJCJ fact sheet finds that California’s crime rate declined amid several major criminal justice reforms.
Publications May 27, 2020
New Fact Sheet: Urban Crime Rates Reach Record Lows Amid Large-Scale Justice Reform
A new fact sheet finds that urban crime rates have reached record lows amid several major criminal justice reforms.
Publications Jan 8, 2020
California’s Arrest Rate Falls to Record Low in Justice Reform Era (2011−2018)
A new CJCJ fact sheet shows that California’s decades-long declines in arrests have continued through the state’s justice reform era into 2018.
Publications Jul 29, 2019
New Fact Sheet: A Decade of Declines in Violence Among San Francisco Youth
A new CJCJ fact sheet finds that violent crimes fell by 64 percent among youth in San Francisco in the last ten years.