Your data is interesting but it also shows crime is trending down if dates are limited to 2017-2019, which the data you presented only goes to 2010 so doesnt really show long term trends either
Your data is interesting but it also shows crime is trending down if dates are limited to 2017-2019, which the data you presented only goes to 2010 so doesnt really show long term trends either
2009 was the bottom of the recession and has become the baseline for examining many socio-economic trends across the country. 2011 was also the beginning of serious criminal justice reform in California; it was the year the state began to empty its prisons.
What remains down is violent crime, notwithstanding several high-profile assaults this past year, many of which are incident to property crimes.
Arguing that if you go back far enough things are still improving is like arguing wealth inequality isn't a legitimate issue because even the poor have televisions and refrigerators.