I heard the figure on the radio, but here is what I found for 2015.
Violent crime increased in a majority of counties.
A total of 40 of the state’s 58 counties—including 13 of the 15 largest—saw increases in their violent crime rates in 2015. In 21 counties, the violent crime rate increased by more than 10%, while seven counties saw increases of more than 20%. Of the state’s 15 largest counties, only Alameda and San Francisco saw decreases in their violent crime rate (7.6% and 1.4%, respectively). Throughout the state, declines of more than 10% were seen in only five counties (Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Mono, and Sierra). Most of these larger declines occurred in small counties, which are susceptible to substantial swings in crime rates due to small populations and rare instances of violent crime.
Property crime also increased in a majority of counties.
A total of 41 of the state’s 58 counties—including 13 of the 15 largest—saw increases in their property crime rates in 2015. Fewer counties saw significant increases in the property crime rate than in the violent crime rate. In 13 counties, the property crime rate increased by more than 10%, and three counties saw increases of more than 20%. Four counties (Calaveras, Inyo, Modoc, and Monterey) saw declines of more than 10% in their property crime rate, and only two counties saw declines of more than 20% (Inyo and Modoc).Link
I can't find statistics for 2016 yet but even the liberal paper the Los Angeles Times says that crime is up further in 2016l.
As I stated earlier. The police in Las Vegas have attributed the rise in crime due to the early release programs in California. Link
I can't believe Billy would defend such a program. Maybe when he gets his house or car broken into or when he gets held up, he will think differently.