Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - California ’s Retail Theft Rate Increased in 2015 and Again During the Later Stage of the Pandemic. As shown in Figure  1 , the annual rate of reported retail theft incidents has fluctuated. Between 2014 and 2015, retail theft increased slightly (5  percent) before declining by a total of 20  percent between 2015 and 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - As shown in Figure  4 , support for BOF has increased over the past decade from $30.2  million in 2015 ‑16 to $62.1  million in 2024 ‑ 25 —an increase of $31.9  million (or 106  percent). During this period, BOF also shifted from being fully supported by various special funds and began receiving General Fund support in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2016-17 Budget: Fiscal Impacts of Proposition 47

Feb 12, 2016 - Thus, it is inappropriate to include 2014 –15 costs in estimating the costs resulting from the implementation of the proposition in 2015 –16 . Excludes Some Court Costs Incurred in 2015 –16 . We also find that the administration ’s $26.9  million cost estimate for the courts does not include costs for some workload occurring in 2015 –16 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3352

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Formula Permanently Modified in 2015 ‑16. Due to (1)  the original formula sunsetting in January  2015 and (2)  the major sentencing changes affecting probation that were implemented since the enactment of S B  678 , the Legislature passed Chapter  26 of 2015 (S B  85 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - Chapter  1, Statutes of 2015 (AB  91, Committee on Budget) —the emergency drought legislation passed in March  2015 —included $660  million (primarily from Proposition  1E) for flood protection projects in urban and rural areas, as well as for grants to local governments for local flood protection activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

The 2015-16 Budget: Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2015 - The 2015-16 Budget: Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals [Publication Details] The 2015-16 Budget: Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals Format: HTML Description: The Governor’s budget proposes a total of $15 billion from various fund sources for judicial and criminal justice programs in 2015-16.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3181

2016 Data on Crime in California

Oct 17, 2017 - As shown in Figure  1, between 2015 and 2016, California ’s property crime rate declined by 2.5  percent and its violent crime rate increased by 4.5  percent. Overall, California experienced a 1.5  percent reduction in the total crime rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3708

The 2015-16 Budget: Implementation of Proposition 47 [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2015 - The 2015-16 Budget: Implementation of Proposition 47 [Publication Details] The 2015-16 Budget: Implementation of Proposition 47 Format: HTML Description: On November 4, 2014, voters approved Proposition 47 which makes significant changes to the state’s criminal justice system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3175

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - Figure 4 Prisons Delegated Back to State 2015
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 22, 2016 - For example, pharmaceutical CPI projections for 2015 –16 and 2016 –17 are lower than the 4.9  percent growth assumed by the Receiver. Specifically, projections of the pharmaceutical CPI suggest that prices will only increase by 3.8  percent in 2015 –16 and by 3.3  percent in 2016 –17 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3359