The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - DOF then modifies these estimates based on updated data as part of the May Revision. Some Provisions in Proposition  36 (2024) Reduce the State Savings Attributable to Proposition  47. Proposition  36, approved by the voters in November 2024, increased punishment for various drug and theft crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - To facilitate this reporting, DOJ is required to collect such data from law enforce ment and other agencies, instruct them on how to collect and submit such data, and analyze the submitted data. Accordingly, state law also requires law enforcement agencies —as well as other state and local agencies that interact with crimes or people who are arrested or convicted —to collect and report statistical data when requested by DOJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - This is because they are based on one quarter of preliminary data for 2024-25. These data, along with certain assumptions, are then used to estimate revenues in 2024-25 and 2025-26. Revised data for that quarter and new data for additional quarters will be available in the coming months, which will better refine the estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Until New Funding Model for Incarcerated Students Is in Place, Require CCC to Report Enrollment and Outcomes Data. Once a new apportionments funding formula is operative, the state and public will have regular access to enrollment and outcomes data on CCC students at state prisons, as this data is needed to determine funding allocations for each district.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - Require Counties Collect and Report Data. After identifying what data should be collected to directly measure indigent defense service levels, we recommend the Legislature require counties collect and report that data to OSPD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - We also supplemented that data with other federal, state, and local data. However, challenges with those data sources also make comparisons difficult. Federal and State Annual Data Reports Begin in Different Months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - For example, the Commission estimates how many youths would require legal counsel before the waiver of Miranda rights and prior to an interrogation by using annual arrest data. Although data specifically on how many youths ages 16 and 17 were subject to an inter rogation would be preferable, such data are not available statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - What Data and Metrics Are Needed to Conduct Legislative Oversight? The Legislature will want to consider what specific data and metrics should be required by state law in the annual discipline report to enable effective legislative oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

2016 Data on Crime in California

Oct 17, 2017 - 2016 Data on Crime in California October 17, 2017 2016 Data on Crime in California Since 1930, the Federal Bureau of Investigation ’s (FBI) Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program has collected data on crimes reported to law enforcement agencies throughout the United States.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3708

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

Feb 17, 2022 - However, it is unknown what effect —if any —Proposition  47 has had on the quality of shoplifting data. (Please see the box below for more information on the effects of Proposition  47 on crime rates and crime data.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546