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Central Valley counties surrounding Fresno county have similar demographics but a consistently lower California Index Crime rates compared to Fresno County. What is notable about the differences, however, is that the rate of California Index crimes for Fresno County had the steepest decline of any central valley county. A review of crime rates from 1990-1999, shows Fresno County with a 54% decline in Index Crimes from the highest rate in 1992. Much smaller Madera County experienced a decline of 52% in 1999, compared to its highest year of 1995, and in Stanislaus County, the county with the next highest drop in Index Crimes, the 1999 data shows a difference of 34% compared to its highest year of 1993. Fresno County Index Crimes dropped every subsequent year beginning with1992 and ending in 1999. There were no significant demographic changes in Fresno County during the time period when compared to other central valley counties. The disproportionate differences in the drop of crime rates in Fresno County may be associated with criminal justice activity, including personnel increases in the City of Fresno Police Department, the city with the highest crime rates in the county, and the creation of special units to address gang activity, auto theft and related offenses.

Fresno County-New Admissions to the CDC

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Percent Adult Felony Case Dismissals-1998

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Sacramento 20.8 19.3 18.8 18.7 17.9 20.7 11.4 4.6 16.6

Tulare 11.3 9.9 7.7 6.2 5.9 4.2 3.8 5.2 5.1

Contra Costa 15.4 14.1 12.2 10.5 9.7 8.5 10.3 9 9.9

Los Angeles 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.7 11.5 11.2 9.3 9.4 9.6

San Diego 11.4 10.7 10.8 9.4 10.2 10 9.3 9.7 9.8

Monterey 15.7 16.3 14.3 12.2 15 12.1 11 10.1 10.2

Orange 11.5 11 10 8.1 7.8 6.9 8.5 11.7 11.4

Kern 11.5 9.8 10.5 9.7 10.7 10.3 13.5 13.4 14.7

San Joaquin 15.9 15.3 13.9 11.7 13.3 18 17.3 15.9 16.2

Stanislaus 21.2 19 17.6 15.8 16.6 13.8 10.7 16.8 18.4

Kings 17 13.7 16.5 13.1 16.7 19.1 14.5 19.2 24.9

Merced 9.4 9.2 8.6 9.9 11.1 15.6 20.3 22.2 19.4

San Francisco 12.5 13.1 16.4 15.7 16.5 22.2 25 28.5 24.1

FRESNO 23.1 21.9 21.5 19.5 30.2 29.5 25.8 31.9 30.1

                   

Case Dismissals

California Inmate Population

148,000

150,000

152,000

154,000156,000

158,000

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162,000

Pop 1997 Pop 1998 Pop 1999 Pop 2000

19 February 2003- 159,695 of which 18,632 are INS Holds

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Y 1997 Y 1998 Y 1999 Y 2000

More probation/parole officers

Target hardening efforts-reduce opportunities for crime

More Creative Approaches to dealing with Motor Vehicle Theft

Greater efforts aimed at gangs and weapons related offenses.

Reducing FTAs (LAO)

Reducing Early Releases from Jail (LAO)