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

Jun 12, 2025 - Subsequently, between 2021 and 2023, retail theft increased by 32  percent. Over the entire ten ‑year period —2014 to 2023 —reported retail theft increased by 48 crimes per 100,000  people, or 11  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Beginning July 2024, Chapter  231 of 2023 (AB  28, Gabriel) imposed a new excise tax on firearm dealers, firearm manufacturers, and ammunition vendors. Specifically, an 11  percent tax is applied to the gross retail sales of firearms, firearm precursor parts, and ammunition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970