{"meta":{"dataset":"state-civil-rights","title":"State civil-rights agency complaints and charges: figures printed in state annual reports","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23753029","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23753029","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23753028","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, State civil-rights agency complaints and charges: figures printed in state annual reports, version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23753029, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). State civil-rights agency complaints and charges: figures printed in state annual reports (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23753029","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are counts state agencies publish, kept for research and marketing planning. A complaint or charge is not a finding that discrimination happened; rights and deadlines are for your own counsel.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/state-civil-rights/jurisdictions/CA.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/state-civil-rights/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"CA","records":[{"id":"state-civil-rights:CA-intake-forms-cy2024","dataset":"state-civil-rights","jurisdiction":"CA","stateName":"California","county":null,"countyName":null,"level":"state","agency":"California Civil Rights Department","measure":"intake-forms","period":"calendar year 2024","status":"P","text":"California, calendar year 2024: 33,505 intake forms received (all civil rights areas), as printed in California Civil Rights Department's CRD 2024 Annual Report. Includes housing and other areas, not only employment.","value":33505,"unit":"intake forms received (all civil rights areas)","quote":"In 2024, CRD received a total of 33,505 intake forms from members of the public who alleged civil rights violations.","document":"CRD 2024 Annual Report","documentUrl":"https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/11/CRD-2024-Annual-Report.pdf","sources":[{"label":"California Civil Rights Department: CRD 2024 Annual Report","url":"https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/11/CRD-2024-Annual-Report.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"source":{"agency":"California Civil Rights Department","url":"https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/11/CRD-2024-Annual-Report.pdf","release":"CRD 2024 Annual Report","accessed":"2026-10-28","file":"CRD-2024-Annual-Report.pdf"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"verified":"2026-10-28","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Includes housing and other areas, not only employment.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 400 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"state-civil-rights:CA-immediate-right-to-sue-cy2024","dataset":"state-civil-rights","jurisdiction":"CA","stateName":"California","county":null,"countyName":null,"level":"state","agency":"California Civil Rights Department","measure":"immediate-right-to-sue","period":"calendar year 2024","status":"P","text":"California, calendar year 2024: 16,924 intake forms that were immediate right-to-sue requests in employment cases, as printed in California Civil Rights Department's CRD 2024 Annual Report. A right-to-sue request closes CRD's own investigation so the complainant can sue.","value":16924,"unit":"intake forms that were immediate right-to-sue requests in employment cases","quote":"Of those, 16,924 were part of an immediate","document":"CRD 2024 Annual Report","documentUrl":"https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/11/CRD-2024-Annual-Report.pdf","sources":[{"label":"California Civil Rights Department: CRD 2024 Annual Report","url":"https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/11/CRD-2024-Annual-Report.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"source":{"agency":"California Civil Rights Department","url":"https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/11/CRD-2024-Annual-Report.pdf","release":"CRD 2024 Annual Report","accessed":"2026-10-28","file":"CRD-2024-Annual-Report.pdf"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"verified":"2026-10-28","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"A right-to-sue request closes CRD's own investigation so the complainant can sue.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 400 days; totals tie to the official file"}]}