NCJ Number
188557
Date Published
April 2001
Length
29 pages
Annotation
This report discussed the nature and extent of crime in California, short-term and long-term crime trends, variations within California and among the States, victims and perpetrators, the responses of the California criminal justice system, crime costs, and policy implications.
Abstract
The analysis revealed that California’s crime rate increased to a peak in 1980 and declined from 1992 through 1999. California experienced 1,763 reported crimes per 100,000 residents in 1999. Property crime accounted for about 65 percent of crimes and violent crime accounted for about 35 percent of crimes in 1999. Assault and robbery accounted for nearly 95 percent of the violent crimes. Young men were at the highest risk of becoming victims. About 35 percent of violent victimizations involved an offender under the influence of alcohol. About 26 percent of all reported crimes were solved in 1999. The California government spent about $18.1 billion for police, prosecution, courts, probation, and incarceration in 1997-98. Figures, tables, and lists of information sources