This article refers to crime in the American state of California.
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State statistics
In 2008, there were 1,265,920 crimes reported in California, including 2,142 murders, 8,903 rapes and 1,080,747 property crimes. In 2004, the California Board of Corrections reported 1,279,758 bookings, or administrative records of those arrested, in jails throughout California.
In 2014, 1,697 people were victims of homicides. 30% of homicides were gang-related, 28% were due to an unspecified argument, 9% were domestic, and 7% were robbery related. The rest were unknown.
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By location
Los Angeles
In 2010, Los Angeles reported 293 homicides. The 2010 number corresponds to a rate of 7.6 per 100,000 population. Murders in Los Angeles have decreased since the peak year of 1993, when the homicide rate was 21.1 (per 100,000 population).
Legal Procedure
As one of the fifty states of the United States, California follows common law criminal procedure. The principal source of law for California criminal procedure is the California Penal Code, Part 2, "Of Criminal Procedure."
Every year, there are approximately 60 million violent crimes and 400 million property crimes committed. With a population of about 40 million people, approximately 1.2 million arrests are made every year in California. The California superior courts hear about 270,000 felony cases, 900,000 misdemeanor cases, and 5 million infraction cases every year. There are currently 130,000 people in state prisons and 70,000 people in county jails. Of these, there are 746 people who have been sentenced to death.
Policing
In 2008, California had 509 state and local law enforcement agencies. Those agencies employed a total of 126,538 staff. Of the total staff, 79,431 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers).
Police ratio
In 2008, California had 217 police officers per 100,000 residents.
Capital punishment laws
The death penalty (also known as capital punishment) is applied in California.
See also
- Organized crime in California
- California locations by crime rate
General:
- Crime in the United States
- Criminal Procedure in California
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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