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)