California Attorney General Xavier Becerra recently released five
annual criminal justice reports that provide law enforcement
agencies and the public with statewide data on criminal justice
statistics. The reports, as well as the data behind each report,
can be accessed via the OpenJustice website.
The reports released are:
Crime in California – This report presents statewide
statistics for reported crimes, arrests, dispositions of adult
felony arrests, adult probation, criminal justice personnel,
civilians’ complaints against peace officers, domestic
violence-related calls for assistance, anti-reproductive-rights
crimes, and law enforcement officers killed or assaulted.
Hate Crime in California – This report presents statistics
on hate crime events, hate crime offenses, victims of hate
crimes, and suspects of hate crimes during 2018. This report
also provides statistics reported by district and elected city
attorneys on the number of hate crime cases referred to
prosecutors, the number of cases filed in court, and the
disposition of those cases.
Homicide in California – This report provides information
about the crime of homicide, including demographic data on
victims, persons arrested for homicide, persons sentenced to
death, peace officers feloniously killed in the line of duty,
and justifiable homicides.
Juvenile Justice in California – This report provides
insight into the juvenile justice process by reporting the
number of arrests, referrals to probation departments,
petitions filed, and dispositions for juveniles tried in
juvenile and adult courts.
Use of Force Incident Reporting – This report presents a
summary overview of use of force and discharge of firearm
incidents involving a peace officer, as defined in Government
Code section 12525.2.
The criminal justice reports and supporting data provide key
findings, data visualizations, and downloadable digital datasets.
These reports are updated annually on the Attorney General’s
OpenJustice website. A copy of the reports can be
found here.
