Study: Property Crime Up After Prop. 47, Violent Crime Not Affected

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California voters’ decision to reduce penalties for drug and property crimes in 2014 contributed to a jump in car burglaries, shoplifting and other theft, researchers reported Tuesday.
Larcenies increased about 9 percent by 2016, or about 135 more thefts per 100,000 residents than if tougher penalties had remained, the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California found.
Thefts from motor vehicles accounted for about three-quarters of the increase. San F