California Governor Gavin Newsom on October 22 signed an executive order establishing an Interagency Effort to promote Community Safety, the governor's office said. The group will bring state agencies together to strengthen coordination on violence prevention and victim services and carry the work into the next administration.

Source: Governor of California

According to the governor's office, the effort will itemize California's existing public-safety programs, investments and responsibilities, evaluate what is producing results and where coordination is lacking, and deliver a blueprint for a coordinated, data-driven approach to crime prevention and reduction.

Source: Golden Coast Journal

What the governor's office cited

The governor's office said California has invested $546.8 million since 2019 in programs including the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Program (CalVIP) and victim services. It cited research finding Richmond's Peacemaker Fellowship was associated with a 61% reduction in fatal and nonfatal firearm assaults from 2010 to 2024 — figures presented by the governor's office as part of its announcement.

The office also said statewide crime data for 2025 show declines in every major category compared with 2024, including homicide down 18.6%, robbery down 19.9%, property crime down 14.3% and motor vehicle theft down 25.8%. The new interagency effort is meant to assess those programs, strengthen data sharing and identify strategies that can be sustained by the next administration.