LAPD Reports 28 Percent Increase in Homicides From Last Year

Published on March 28, 2024

The number of homicides in Los Angeles so far this year is up 28 percent from the same time last year, Police Chief Dominic Choi said March 26. Speaking at a Board of Police Commissioners meeting, the LAPD chief said this year’s total of 73 homicides is more than last year’s 57, but violent crime overall has increased just 3 percent. Robberies, which Mr. Choi said “plague us as a crime problem,” increased 9.5 percent Mr. Choi said the category of robberies with the biggest increase has been motor vehicle thefts, up 6 percent from 2023, with Kias, Chevrolets and Hyundais being the most stolen vehicles. E-bike and scooter robberies have jumped 4.6 percent....

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