Unhoused People Are Commonly Charged for Violating Court or Supervision Procedure
For arrests made in 2017 through 2020, unhoused people were more likely than housed people to be arrested solely on charges of procedural violations related to previous offenses.
Unhoused
Housed
Portland
31%
46%
San Diego
27%
38%
Los Angeles
8%
16%
Sacramento
5%
12%
Oakland
28%
30%
Notes: Arrests were included if all charges were one or more of the following: warrant of any type, failure to appear, failure to comply with a court order, or violation of parole or probation.
Sources: Reveal analysis of police data obtained via public records requests, the California Office of the Attorney General, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Credit: Melissa Lewis/Reveal
Unhoused People Are Commonly Charged for Violating Court or Supervision Procedure
For arrests made in 2017 through 2020, unhoused people were more likely than housed people to be arrested solely on charges of procedural violations related to previous offenses.
Unhoused
Housed
Portland
31%
46%
San Diego
27%
38%
Los Angeles
8%
16%
Sacramento
5%
12%
Oakland
28%
30%
Notes: Arrests were included if all charges were one or more of the following: warrant of any type, failure to appear, failure to comply with a court order, or violation of parole or probation.
Sources: Reveal analysis of police data obtained via public records requests, the California Office of the Attorney General, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Credit: Melissa Lewis/Reveal