Arrests of Unhoused People Were Less Likely to Include a Violent Charge
For arrests made from 2017 through 2020, the gap was widest in Sacramento, where 19% of arrests of unhoused people included at least one violent charge and 38% of arrests of all other people did.
Unhoused
Housed
Sacramento
19%
38%
San Diego
8%
22%
Oakland
24%
36%
Portland
9%
18%
Los Angeles
25%
33%
Notes: Charges were categorized as violent if they fell under the category of “person crimes” (assault, homicide, manslaughter, sexual assault, robbery or threats of violence) or involved unwanted physical contact.
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
Arrests of Unhoused People Were Less Likely to Include a Violent Charge
For arrests made from 2017 through 2020, the gap was widest in Sacramento, where 19% of arrests of unhoused people included at least one violent charge and 38% of arrests of all other people did.
Unhoused
Housed
Sacramento
19%
38%
San Diego
8%
22%
Oakland
24%
36%
Portland
9%
18%
Los Angeles
25%
33%
Notes: Charges were categorized as violent if they fell under the category of “person crimes” (assault, homicide, manslaughter, sexual assault, robbery or threats of violence) or involved unwanted physical contact.
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