SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI)– San Diego held the state’s first-ever Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) meeting on Monday, providing an update on how Proposition 36 has helped against retail and residential crimes.
Proposition 36 passed with 67 percent of the vote in November 2024.
According to data shared from San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, since its implementation, the county has charged 2,100 cases under Proposition 36. Of those, 665 are for repeat offender theft-related crimes, and 1,435 are for drug possession with mandated treatment.
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“There’s always more to be done, but I’m very excited as to where we are; we’ve charged close to 700 habitual offenders,” Stephan said. “These are people that we couldn’t get to before.”…