California\u2019s public safety strategy is delivering results<\/p>\n
California\u2019s efforts to crack down on organized retail theft are part of a broader public safety strategy that is driving crime down across the state. According to the\u00a0Department of Justice<\/a>\u2019s data between 2024 and 2025:<\/p>\n Homicide rate\u00a0decreased\u00a018.6%, with reported homicides falling from 1,666 to 1,374. California continues to make meaningful progress in improving public safety, with every major statewide crime rate declining in 2025. The report also finds California recorded its lowest homicide rate since statewide data collection began in 1966, reflecting years of coordinated investments to make communities safer.<\/p>\n And, since Governor Gavin Newsom took office, crime rates have declined across every major category: the homicide rate is down 20%, robbery rate is down 31%, property crime rate is down 24%, motor vehicle theft rate is down 19%, and violent crime rate is down 3%.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Task Force works closely with local police departments, sheriffs\u2019 offices, district attorneys, retailers, and regional law enforcement partners to identify and dismantle organized theft networks operating across jurisdictions.<\/p>\n Historic state investment to support local communities<\/p>\n The Administration has also invested heavily in public safety partnerships statewide, including more than $2.1 billion to support organized retail theft enforcement, prosecution efforts, local crime suppression initiatives, and collaborative law enforcement operations. In 2023, as part of\u00a0California\u2019s Public Safety Plan<\/a>, the Governor announced the\u00a0largest-ever\u00a0<\/a>investment to combat organized retail crime in state history, an annual\u00a0310%\u00a0<\/a>increase in proactive operations targeting organized retail crime, and\u00a0special\u00a0<\/a>operations\u00a0<\/a>across\u00a0<\/a>the state to fight crime and improve public safety.<\/p>\n California has paired record investments in local law enforcement with stronger tools to combat organized retail theft. The state has invested more than\u00a0$267 million\u00a0across\u00a055 communities to help local agencies investigate organized theft networks, deploy new technology, hire officers, and prosecute offenders.<\/p>\n
\nRobbery rate\u00a0decreased\u00a019.9%.
\nProperty crime rate\u00a0decreased\u00a014.3%.
\nMotor vehicle theft rate\u00a0decreased 25.8%, the largest percentage decline among major crime categories.
\nViolent crime rate\u00a0decreased\u00a010.2%.<\/p>\n