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Newsom: $75 M Recovered, Crime Drops After $2.1 B Investment

5/16/2026

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Governor Gavin Newsom announced that coordinated operations have recovered nearly $75 million in stolen goods.
FBI data show violent crime fell 9.94 %, property crime fell 14.35 % and murders dropped 16.51 % from 2024.
Since 2019 the effort has produced over 4,500 investigations, 5,100 arrests and recovered 1.6 million items.
The administration attributed the results to a $2.1 billion investment, a 310 % increase in operations announced in 2023, and 2024 bipartisan legislation expanding anti-smash-and-grab tools.

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Story summary

Governor Gavin Newsom announced that coordinated operations have recovered nearly $75 million in stolen goods.
FBI data show violent crime fell 9.94 %, property crime fell 14.35 % and murders dropped 16.51 % from 2024.
Since 2019 the effort has produced over 4,500 investigations, 5,100 arrests and recovered 1.6 million items.
The administration attributed the results to a $2.1 billion investment, a 310 % increase in operations announced in 2023, and 2024 bipartisan legislation expanding anti-smash-and-grab tools.