Facts & Figures
Violent Crime — Counting the Cost to California
In 2005*, more than 189,000 Californians were victims of violent crimes, including:
- 2,503 homicides
- 9,345 forcible rapes
- 63,424 robberies
- 114,321 aggravated assaults
But these aren’t just statistics, they’re people — grandmothers, fathers, husbands, daughters, brothers, friends. Their lives and the lives of their families have been changed forever.
CVUC was created to help ensure law-abiding Californians have the rights, protections and respect they deserve — by reminding government leaders and the general public of the toll crime takes on our society, and on the victims it creates.
* Most recent data available —
California Department of Justice Crimes and Crime Rates (2006)
DNA Forensic Technology Solving Crimes