Newsom launches website tracking Trump’s top 10 criminal cronies as new data shows California crime continues to drop

What you need to know: As new data shows that crime continues to drop in California, Governor Newsom is launching a new web page to track Trump's criminal compatriots.

SACRAMENTO - While announcing new data showing that violent crime continues to fall across California's major cities, Governor Gavin Newsom today also launched a new website detailing the criminal records, corruption cases, and extremist ties of the people Donald Trump elevates, protects, pardons, and surrounds himself with.

The website highlights a simple contrast: Governor Newsom is driving crime down - and Donald Trump is pardoning drug lords and driving criminals into government.

With crime dropping - again - California is proving what real public safety leadership looks like. Meanwhile in D.C., Trump is a felon who surrounds himself with scammers and drug traffickers. We're providing the public with a resource putting the facts in one place so Californians, and all Americans, can see who he elevates and who he protects.

Governor Gavin Newsom

New data shows violent crime is down

According to new data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association, crime is down nearly across the board in California year-over-year.

Homicides: ↓ 18%

Robberies: ↓ 18%

Aggravated Assaults: ↓ 9%

Violent crime: Down in every major city reporting data

Largest drops: Oakland (25%) and San Francisco (21%)

According to the independent data, there's been an 18% drop in homicides, an 18% in robberies and a 9% drop in aggravated assaults. Overall violent crime was down in each jurisdiction reporting data, with the overall largest declines in violent crimes being reported by law enforcement officials in Oakland (25%) and San Francisco (21%). Not every major city is seeing California's same results: violent crime increased in Atlanta (+19%) and Omaha (+4%), and homicides rose in El Paso (+26%) and Arlington (+20%).

Criminal in Chief: Donald Trump