# California Crime Finder-Phone

> Reference

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id447498678](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id447498678)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id447498678`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The PlacerGroup
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (141 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.52
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-28
- **First published:** 2011-07-08
- **Size:** 51 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-03
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/california-crime-finder-phone/id447498678)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.placergroup.com/privacy\_policy.html](http://www.placergroup.com/privacy_policy.html)

## Description

California Crime Finder-Phone is a mobile reference tool designed for legal practitioners to quickly access California criminal statutes. It offers quick section search or description, advanced filters, and full-text search with results highlighted in the statute text, all without an internet connection.

See crime elements and penalties, plus collateral and immigration consequences tied to specific statutory authority. Includes a two-week free trial and optional in-app yearly subscriptions that cover updates; subscriptions are not auto-renewing.

## Rankings

- #121,136 — Overall

## Review summary

Users value the app as a crucial legal research tool when it works, with features like CalCrims and a user-friendly interface. However, widespread crashes on launch, subscription/payment issues, update bugs, and search instability dominate feedback. Reliability must improve to match the app’s obvious utility for professionals.

### Pros

- Very useful for criminal law research; widely used by DAs, defense attorneys, and judges.
- When it works, it’s fast, easy to navigate, and provides quick access to statutes and elements.
- Updates and added features (e.g., CalCrims across statutes) expand coverage and usefulness.
- Despite the price, many users rely on it and view it as a valuable research tool.

### Cons

- App crashes on launch or shows a black screen, rendering it unusable.
- Subscription/payments problems and unresponsive support (expired messages, inability to cancel, refunds).
- Bugs introduced by updates and data inaccuracies (e.g., Prop 47 not reflected, mislabeling of crimes).
- Search functionality is flaky or limited (requires exact terms; crashes during search).

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