2016 Data on Crime in California

Oct 17, 2017 - Today ’s crime rates remain well below historical levels. As shown in Figure  2, California has experienced a significant decline in the property crime rate since 1980 and in the violent crime rate since 1992.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3708

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Using the total employer contribution rate towards pension benefits is problematic when trying to evaluate the value of the pension benefit earned by employees today. This is because the total contribution rate paid by employers (1)  might include a single blended contribution rate towards normal cost and not distinguish between
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

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

Jun 12, 2025 - How Has the Rate of Retail Theft Changed Over the Past Decade? 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change [Publication Details]

Jun 12, 2025 - In this report, we provide background on trends in retail theft over the past decade, discuss some of the possible contributors to these trends, describe recent retail theft-related law changes, and outline key questions that the Legislature may want to ask as it continues to provide oversight of this issue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5055

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - This can mean that vacancy rates that are already elevated due to the environment inside prisons become exacerbated, making recruitment and retention especially difficult. As  discussed earlier, vacancy rates vary widely by prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The underlying budget dynamics today are particularly challenging for three reasons. First, revenues have not caught up with expenditures. Second, under our estimates, expenditure growth exceeds estimated revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - It is unclear if the currently low vacancy rate causing CDCR ’s structural shortfall is an ongoing condition. It is possible that after the department is no longer deactivating facilities in close succession, CDCR ’s vacancy rate will increase to historical levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - However, if the inmate population did not decrease and the state complied exclusively by expanding prison capacity, CDCR spending would be significantly higher than it is today. This is because the state would have had to finance the construction of several new prisons or contract for tens of thousands of prison beds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - As shown in Figure  2 , between 1980 (when the total crime rate peaked) and 2020, the state ’s total crime rate declined by about 67  percent. Moreover, the property crime rate is at the lowest level ever recorded since reliable data collection started in 1960.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

The 2012–13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After The 2011 Realignment [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2012 - The report provides recommendations on how to better match CDCR facilities and programs with the remaining inmate population following the realignment. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2575