California Crime Rate Down – Three Strikes Working

Politicians and law enforcement are loath to credit the people’s Three Strikes Law whenever there is a drop in crime, but nothing else explains it. Crime was down in California during the 2010 calendar year, according to California’s Attorney General Kamala Harris who was quick to take credit.

Preliminary figures gathered by the Department of Justice from the state’s largest jurisdictions show that the number of homicides reported in 2010 declined by 9.6 percent from the year before. At the same time there was a reduction in personnel to the larger departments, some cut their work force by 10% or more. Huh, cops reduced and crime goes down??? How could that be? Well, it’s another reason to think this is because of Three Strikes and of course crime trends that ebb and flow and always have.

But, this didn’t stop AG Harris from taking credit and schmoozing the public. “The decline in homicides and other violent crimes reflects the tireless efforts of our peace officers,” said Harris. “My office is committed to supporting their brave, relentless and selfless work in protecting the people of California from hardened criminals.” In two words this is total B-S. A tireless effort? Give me a break, nothing has changed in 50 years – there’s always been this tireless effort by the street cops. It’s insulting to them when she acts like under her leadership all the cops are trying harder! lol

It’s Three Strikes and perhaps one or two other things, internet crime in trend and then there is probably less reporting of crime by victims who feel it pointless thanks to cops who won’t even come out to take the report. If anyone deserves to take a bow for the lower crime rate its the people of California who voted for tougher laws, not the politicians who were always against tough laws…like our AG.

This growing internet crime often goes unreported in our State stats because this is tracked by federal authority. Also gang’s have found big money in internet crime and their focus is on this cash, which might explain why they don’t have time to do the other petty crimes we are so accustomed to reading about. Again, local law enforcement has had very little to do with the reduced crime numbers, its more about a new trend in crime and the very simple and obvious fact that we have locked huge numbers of hard core criminals, mostly black and Hispanic (illegals included).

Now for the stats: In Riverside County, violent crimes fell 16.9 percent, although the number of homicides was basically unchanged (23 in 2009 and 21 in 2010).

Forcible rape declined 34.4 percent, robbery dropped 15.7 percent and aggravated assault fell 16.2 percent county wide.

The statistics are only for population of 100,000 or more so no individual Valley cities were included in the report.

Property crimes also declined 2.2 percent in California in 2010. Riverside County saw a larger drop of 5.9 percent.

The one area that Riverside County saw an increase was larceny-theft. That was up 1 percent from 2009 to 2010.

Now for the stats: In Riverside County, violent crimes fell 16.9 percent, although the number of homicides was basically unchanged (23 in 2009 and 21 in 2010).

Forcible rape declined 34.4 percent, robbery dropped 15.7 percent and aggravated assault fell 16.2 percent county wide.

The statistics are only for population of 100,000 or more so no individual Valley cities were included in the report.

Property crimes also declined 2.2 percent in California in 2010. Riverside County saw a larger drop of 5.9 percent.

The one area that Riverside County saw an increase was larceny-theft. That was up 1 percent from 2009 to 2010.