LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is warning residents to leave the expensive jewelry at home to avoid making themselves targets of a robbery amid a surge in violent crime across the city. The department issued a notification advising residents to travel in groups and remain in well-lit areas to deter opportunists. The advisory also went as far as to encourage residents to take a different route home. “In the event a person is approached during a robbery, especially when armed with a firearm, the department encourages victims not to resist. No property is worth the risk of loss of life,” the advisory said. According to the department’s latest crime data, robberies are up 18 percent compared to this time last year, and up to 5 percent compared to 2020. Robberies with a firearm account for 36 percent of all citywide crime and for 74 percent of the city’s …