LA homicides increased 12% in 2021: ' Los Angeles is not alone in this trend,' mayor says

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Sunday, January 16, 2022
LA homicides increased 12% in 2021, statistics show
Los Angeles saw spikes in select categories of crime in 2021, most notably a nearly 12% year-over-year climb in homicides, but the mayor and police chief said redeployments of officers and a focus on getting guns off the streets are preventing the numbers from soaring much higher.