Every year, California makes a massive investment in jails and probation, with little county transparency or state oversight.

Correcting common misconceptions about crime, safety, and policing in California.

A new report finds that, despite record spending on law enforcement, crime-solving is at record lows.

Explore California police clearance data and law enforcement budgets by county.

Since 2010, San Francisco has augmented its drop in youth arrests to produce a much larger decline in youth incarcerations than occurred elsewhere in California.