{"id":2400604,"date":"2025-02-08T08:44:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T13:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-violent-crime-shoplifting-car-theft-up-significantly-from-2019-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T08:47:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T13:47:37","slug":"california-violent-crime-shoplifting-car-theft-up-significantly-from-2019-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-violent-crime-shoplifting-car-theft-up-significantly-from-2019-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"California violent crime, shoplifting, car theft up significantly from 2019: Report &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-violent-crime-shoplifting-car-theft-up-significantly-from-2019-report-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400604&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent report from the Public Policy \u2064Institute of California (PPIC) indicates a \u200bmeaningful rise in various crime categories in the state compared to pre-pandemic\u200d levels in 2019. Specifically, the violent crime rate in\u2062 California reached 503 incidents per 100,000 residents in 2023, \u2064representing a 15.4%\u200b increase from 2019. While California&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crime-is-increasing-police-sgt-says-gov-newsom-is-living-in-fantasy-world\/\" title=\"\u2018... Is Increasing\u2019: Police Sgt. Says Gov. Newsom Is Living In \u2018Fantasy World\u2019\">property crime rate<\/a> is reported to be slightly below 2019 levels, this may not accurately reflect actual \u200dcrime \u2062trends due to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">potentially \u2063lower reporting \u2063rates<\/a>, particularly concerning shoplifting, which has\u2064 increased by 29.3% since \u20632019.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, auto thefts rose by 42.9%, and thefts of car accessories, like catalytic converters, surged\u200d by 52%. In response to growing concerns over crime, California voters passed Proposition 36 in November \u20642024, which\u2063 reversed some of the leniencies established by Proposition 47, aiming to enable more serious \u200dprosecution of drug and theft offenses. \u2064This legislative shift\u200d may lead to a decline in crime rates by 2025.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">California violent crime, shoplifting, car theft up significantly from 2019: Report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1981754\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The Public Policy Institute of California&rsquo;s analysis of 2023 crime statistics show that most crime categories are up significantly compared to 2019 pre-pandemic levels, including violent crime, shoplifting and car theft.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The new PPIC&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppic.org\/publication\/crime-trends-in-california\/\">report<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;found the state&rsquo;s violent crime rate in 2023, at 503 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, was 15.4% higher than it was in 2019. The state&rsquo;s violent crime rate was 236 per 100,000 in 1960, 888 per 100,000 in 1980, and reached its 50-year-low of 391 per 100,000 in 2014, the same year California voters passed Proposition 47 &ndash; a measure that significantly reduced prosecution of many drug and theft related crimes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>California&rsquo;s reported property crime rate in 2023 was 0.3% below 2019 levels, but with the 2023 national rate at which individuals report property crimes against them&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_7813aeb6-8c1e-11ef-8a91-8bb18d90b9ff.html\">down<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;14.4% compared to 2019, real property crime in California is likely up but obfuscated by lower reporting rates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Because reporting all theft is time-intensive and could result in higher business insurance rates due to proof of higher risk &ndash; or, in the case of one Target store in Sacramento, government&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_2410b8a4-3fd9-11ef-95c7-bbe39f8c4dfb.html\">threats<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;of a public nuisance charge for reporting too much crime &ndash; it is likely store-related property crime is higher than reported. Nonetheless, PPIC&rsquo;s report notes that reported shoplifting is 29.3% higher than in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>While reporterted larcenies and burglaries were down compared to 2019, reported auto thefts were 42.9% higher than in 2019, and thefts of car accessories &ndash; such as valuable catalytic converters &mdash; were 52% higher than in 2019, which could be a more accurate barometer of property crime due to the need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-coach-forced-to-sell-his-home-after-address-gets-leaked-people-figured-out-where-we-lived-when-we-lost\/\" title=\"NFL Coach Forced to Sell His Home After Address Gets Leaked - &#039;People Figured Out Where We Lived When We Lost&#039;\">file police reports<\/a> to collect insurance payouts. Likewise, some measure of insurance fraud could be behind some of the colossal increase in auto-related crime reports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In response to perceptions of worsening crime, the majority of voters in every California county passed Prop. 36 in November 2024, reversing much of Prop. 47. With drug and theft crimes now being able to be prosecuted as &ldquo;wobblers&rdquo; that could be felonies or misdemeanors for serious offenders at prosecutors&rsquo; discretion, statewide crime could decline significantly in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1981754\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1981754\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California sees significant rise in violent crime, theft since 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2400605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/california-legislature-special-session-trump-proof.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,41465,3819,20737,37081],"class_list":["post-2400604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-car-theft","tag-report","tag-shoplifting","tag-violent-crime"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/california-legislature-special-session-trump-proof.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400604"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400608,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400604\/revisions\/2400608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}