Newsom deploying state police to San Diego amid Trump's federal troop threats

The big picture: The governor is betting that tackling crime with state resources and the help of local government can boost public safety as Trump considers more federal interventions in San Francisco, Chicago and Baltimore.

Driving the news: The state's "crime suppression" teams will be sent to six locations: San Diego, the Bay Area, the Inland Empire, Los Angeles, the Central Valley and Sacramento, Newsom announced last week.

• The state teams will work with local law enforcement to flood high-crime zones, pursue repeat offenders and seize guns, cars and narcotics. They'll also target crimes like auto theft, drug dealing and organized retail theft.

By the numbers: Newsom's crime-fighting tactic comes as violent crime rates have fallen in San Diego and across the state in recent years.

• Homicides are down 20% and robberies down 19% in California so far in 2025, per data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association, an organization representing police in cities across the country.

Zoom in: San Diego homicides fell nearly 30% during the first six months of the year and reported robberies fell about 20%, per the organization's data.

• Local crime has declined for three straight years, and the city's violent crime rate is one of the lowest among major U.S. cities, according to the San Diego Police Department.

State of play: A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration illegally deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles during anti-ICE protests in June, which could influence Trump's plans to send federal troops elsewhere.

• California Attorney General Rob Bonta expects Trump to appeal and pledged to fight again in court.