Monday Morning Thoughts: Murders Are on the Rise, but Pinpointing the Cause Is Trickier than Some Think
By David Greenwald The data released so far this year shows pretty clearly that the murder rate…
California’s 2019 Crime Rate Lowest in Recorded State History
By Linh Nguyen STATE NEWS – California’s crime rate, as measured by violent and property offenses reported…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Keeping an Eye on Crime Rates Crucial For Progressive Prosecution Reform
The historic drop in crime rate over the last several decades combined with the disproportionate incarceration in…
Police Chief Reports Crime Steady with Some Concerns; Council Supportive of Adding Cameras
While a rash of robberies, two carjackings and a ring of catalytic converter thefts make for concerning…
Early Snapshot of the 2018 Crime Rate Projects a Decline
A report released this week from the Brennan Center for Justice, which analyzes crime data from the…
A Look at the Crime Data Report
(From Press Release) California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released five annual criminal justice reports that provide law enforcement…
Crime and Murder Down in 2017
By the Brennan Center for Justice All measures of crime in the 30 largest American cities —…
Monday Morning Thoughts: AG Sessions is Wrong about a Crime Wave Sweeping the Nation
“After decreasing for nearly 20 years because of the hard but necessary work our country started in…
Despite Claims to the Contrary, Crime Isn’t Out of Control
By Inimai M. Chettiar and Ames Grawert The president once more painted a bleak picture of a…
Crime Stats Down Across the Board in Yolo County, Allaying Fears of Prop 47 Crime Wave
In early April, the Vanguard reported that first quarter 2016 crime stats moved downward in Davis and…
Analysis: Is Prop 47 to Blame For Increase in Crime in California?
After historic lows in crime, crime has ticked back up in the past year. There is a…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Did Both the Left and the Right Get Crime Wrong in 2015?
2015 was an interesting year – the coverage and pushback against officer-involved shootings continue to draw national…
Analysis: Even Under Crime Rate Increases, Reason For Hope
For the first time in over a decade, crime rose across the board in Los Angeles, including…
Eye on the Courts: Study Finds Mass Incarceration Not Behind Crime Drop
In the last few years there has been a strong pushback over what has become known as…