Property crime is trending down but homicides, robberies and burglaries have increased, Los Angeles Police Department Interim Chief Dominic Choi said.
Property crime is trending down but homicides, robberies and burglaries have increased, Los Angeles Police Department Interim Chief Dominic Choi said Tuesday.
However, there was an 9.3% increase homicides, according to Choi, who noted the surge is being reported from LAPD's South Bureau. He assured commissioners the department is making efforts to address the situation."We're seeing a negative number or decreased number in the last two weeks, so cityside our victims shot incidents have decreased by 8.5% compared to 2023, and by 20.8% compared to 2022," Choi said.
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