Homicides, most crimes decrease in California, according to statistics

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The homicide rate in California continued to fall during 2010, reaching the lowest level since 1966.


Overall, the number of violent crimes declined 6.4 percent in 2010, according to statistics compiled from 89 agencies.


The number of homicides reported in 2010 declined by 9.6 percent


Forcible rape declined 6 percent.


Robbery dropped 8.9 percent.


Aggravated assault fell 4.6 percent.


Property crimes declined 2.2 percent in 2010.


Burglary dropped 0.9 percent.


Motor vehicle theft declined 7.2 percent.


Arson dropped 15 percent.


Larceny under $400 dropped 4.9 percent.


Only larceny over $400 rose, by 0.7 percent.




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The majority of homicides in 2009 in the state - 70.5 percent - involved firearms.


More than 84 percent of victims ages 18 to 29 were killed with guns, but just slightly more than 51 percent of victims over 40 were killed with guns.


Besides firearms, the weapons used in 2009 homicides were knives (15.1 percent); hands and feet (5.5 percent); clubs and other blunt objects (5.3 percent); rope, drugs and all other weapons (3.6 percent).


Some 35 percent of 2009 homicides, where the contributing circumstances were reported, occurred as a result of an argument.


Another 8.4 percent occurred as the result of rape, burglary or robbery.


Another 2.5 percent were drug related, a decrease from 3 percent in 2008.


In cases where police could determine relationships, the majority of victims were killed by friends or acquaintances.


Less than 30 percent were killed by strangers, the rest by family members.



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