NCJ Number
238644
Date Published
2011
Length
71 pages
Annotation
After presenting an overview of California's criminal justice system, this report presents data on crimes known to the police for 2010.
Abstract
The statistics presented address reported crimes, arrests, dispositions of adult felony arrests, adult probation, criminal justice personnel, citizens' complaints against peace officers, domestic-violence-related calls for assistance, and law enforcement officers killed or assaulted. Statistics reported for previous years show the historical trend for reported crime in California. The crime data show that there was a decrease in the crime rate per 100,000 population for every violent and property offense. From 2009 to 2010, the violent crime rate decreased 6.9 percent (from 453.6 to 422.3), reaching its lowest level since 1968 (411.1). The 2010 total arrest rate of 4,559.1 per 100,000 population at risk is 6.0 percent lower than the 2009 total arrest rate of 4,849.0. Both adult and juvenile total arrest rates decreased from 2005 to 2010 (12.7 and 14.7, respectively). In 2010, 67.6 percent of the dispositions of adult felony arrests resulted in a conviction. Probation with jail continues to be the most frequent sentence given for adult felony arrest convictions. From 2009 to 2010, there was an 11.9 percent decrease in the rate of adults placed on probation. From 2009 to 2010, there was an 8.6-percent decrease in the rate of adults removed from probation. From 2009 to 2010, there was a 3.4-percent decrease in the number of full-time criminal justice personnel. 49 tables and appended data characteristics and known limitations, computational formulas, and arrest offense codes