{"id":75023,"date":"2025-08-28T14:11:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=75023"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:11:46","slug":"governor-newsom-deploys-new-teams-to-fight-crime-in-major-california-cities-building-on-existing-successful-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=75023","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom deploys new teams to fight crime in major California cities, building on existing successful efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"

What you need to know:<\/strong>\u00a0In partnership with city officials and local law enforcement, Governor Newsom is expanding the deployment of the California Highway Patrol in major cities amid positive efforts that have reduced crime in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO \u2013\u00a0<\/span>With crime dropping statewide, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the next phase of his crime-fighting efforts \u2014 deploying new CHP crime suppression teams to work directly with local law enforcement in major cities and regions across the state \u2014 San Diego, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Central Valley, Sacramento, and the San Francisco Bay Area.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWhen the state and local communities work together strategically, public safety improves. While the Trump Administration undermines cities, California is partnering with them \u2014 and delivering real results. With these new deployments, we\u2019re doubling down on these partnerships to build on progress and keep driving crime down.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Today\u2019s announcement builds on successful CHP efforts already underway in Oakland, Bakersfield, and San Bernardino. CHP officers assigned to Crime Suppression Teams will saturate high-crime areas, target repeat offenders, and seize illicit weapons and narcotics. Enforcement will take place in the San Diego, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Central Valley, Sacramento, and the San Francisco Bay Area regions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese crime suppression teams will provide critical support to our local partners by focusing on crime where it happens most,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>said\u00a0CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee<\/strong>. \u201cBy combining resources, intelligence, and personnel, we can better disrupt criminal activity and strengthen the safety and security of communities across California.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Crime Suppression Teams will:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Identify and suppress criminal activity in high-crime areas through data and intelligence-led policing.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Conduct proactive enforcement operations designed to deter and disrupt organized crime.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Provide increased CHP visibility and presence in communities most impacted by crime.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Support local law enforcement by sharing intelligence, coordinating enforcement, and assisting with investigations.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Maintain strict accountability through structured leadership, clear reporting, and operational oversight.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Combined with significant financial investment from the state, these partnerships have brought positive change to Bakersfield, San Bernardino, and Oakland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Positive results in Bakersfield, San Bernardino, and Oakland<\/span><\/h2>\n

    In 2024, Governor Newsom deployed officers for regional partnerships in\u00a0<\/span>Bakersfield<\/a>,\u00a0San Bernardino<\/a>, and\u00a0Oakland<\/a>. So far, officials have made over 9,000 arrests, recovered nearly 5,800 stolen vehicles, and confiscated over 400 firearms.<\/p>\n

    Bakersfield<\/span><\/strong>: Since April 2024, a CHP partnership in Bakersfield has led to 859 felony arrests, 721 misdemeanor arrests, 2,654 DUI arrests, 1,386 stolen vehicles recovered, and 114 firearms seized. Bakersfield’s 2024 crime rates were the lowest since 2021, with a\u00a057% drop in homicides and 60% fewer shootings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Oakland<\/span><\/strong>: By late 2024, Oakland significantly reduced crime, with an\u00a0overall 34% decrease year-over-year<\/a>. Preliminary 2024 data showed a 25% drop in robbery, nearly 50% in burglary, and 33% in vehicle theft. Since joint efforts began in February 2024, officials have made 73 felony arrests, 420 misdemeanor arrests, 1,528 DUI arrests, recovered 4,257 stolen vehicles, and seized 247 illicit firearms.<\/p>\n

    San Bernardino<\/strong><\/span>: Since October 2024, a collaborative law enforcement effort in the area has significantly reduced property theft and violent crime, including gun violence. Officials have made 357 felony arrests, 1,617 misdemeanor arrests, 170 DUI arrests, seized 145 stolen vehicles, and removed 82 illicit firearms.<\/p>\n

    Reducing crime in California<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Due to thoughtful investments in public safety since 2019, nearly every major crime category, including violent crime and homicides, dropped in 2024, according to\u00a0<\/span>data\u00a0<\/a>released by the California Department of Justice.<\/p>\n

    Adding to positive preliminary results of lower crime in key areas statewide, data compiled by the eight most populous California cities for the first six months of 2025 show overall violent crime is down 12.5% compared to 2024. Other non-California cities experienced an 11.8% decline in violent crime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    According to the\u00a0<\/span>Major Cities Chiefs Association<\/a>, there\u2019s been a 20% drop in homicides and 19% decrease in robberies in California so far in 2025.<\/p>\n

    The largest overall declines in violent crime were reported by the police departments in Oakland (30%) and San Francisco (22%). While Los Angeles County is represented by three law enforcement agencies in this dataset, taken together, the overall violent crime declined by 11% in the region.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Overall, California has generally seen homicide, robbery, and property crime rates at or below pre-pandemic levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Comparing California to other states\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

    California\u2019s 2024 homicide rate was the second lowest it has been since at least 1966. The overall number of homicides in California decreased by nearly 12% since 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    When compared to other states, California\u2019s homicide rates (5.1) have historically been lower. According to\u00a0<\/span>CDC data from 2023<\/a>, the latest year available for all states, Louisiana (19.3) and Mississippi (19.4) homicide rates are nearly four times higher than California; Alabama (14.8), Missouri (10.4); and Tennessee (11.4), Arkansas (11.3), South Carolina (11.3) are all more than double California\u2019s rate.<\/p>\n

    Significant public safety investments\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

    \nWhile Republicans in Congress pushed their \u201cbig beautiful betrayal\u201d bill that cut law enforcement funding, California has shown what real public safety looks like: serious investments, strong enforcement, and real results.<\/span><\/p>\n

    California has\u00a0<\/span>invested $1.7 billion<\/a>\u00a0since 2019 to fight crime, help local governments hire more police, and improve public safety. In 2023, as part of California\u2019s\u00a0Public Safety Plan<\/a>, the Governor announced the\u00a0largest-ever<\/a>\u00a0investment to combat organized retail crime in state history, an annual\u00a0310%<\/a>\u00a0increase in proactive operations targeting organized retail crime, and\u00a0special<\/a>\u00a0operations\u00a0<\/a>across<\/a>\u00a0the state to fight crime and improve public safety.<\/p>\n

    Last August, Governor Newsom signed into law\u00a0<\/span>the most significant bipartisan legislation to crack down on property crime in modern California history.<\/a>\u00a0Building on the state\u2019s robust laws and record public safety funding, these bipartisan bills offer new tools to bolster ongoing efforts to hold criminals accountable for smash-and-grab robberies, property crime, retail theft, and auto burglaries. While California\u2019s crime rate remains at near-historic lows, these laws help California adapt to evolving criminal tactics to ensure perpetrators are effectively held accountable.<\/p>\n

    As part of the state\u2019s largest-ever investment to combat organized retail crime, Governor Newsom announced last year that the state\u00a0<\/span>distributed<\/a>\u00a0$267 million to 55 communities to help local communities combat organized retail crime. These funds have enabled cities and counties to hire more police, make more arrests, and secure more felony charges against suspects.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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