Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles in 2021 saw a surge in violent crime with the highest annual tally of homicides in 14 years. But two years later, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) data shows that crime may be on the downward trend so far this year.
According to the data, first reported by Crosstown—a nonprofit connected to USC’s journalism department analyzing crime data across Los Angeles neighborhoods—the city has experienced a dip in homicides and gun violence in the first two months of 2023.
But spokesperson Tom Saggau, with the Los Angeles Police Protective League —which represents the Los Angeles Police Department’s over 9,000 sworn officers—told The Epoch Times, while it’s always encouraging to see less crime, rare winter storms that swept through Southern California in January and February may be the cause….