Posted on 08/27/2026 9:20:08 AM PDT by Libloather
Santa Monica is putting more cops on the streets after a summer of violence hit the tourist hotspot — including two shootings in just two days.
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Saturday, a knife-wielding man was shot and killed near the Santa Monica Pier after he allegedly charged toward officers.
The following day, a person was shot in the leg during an attempted robbery.
The violence comes after a string of deadly incidents that has put the normally tourist-packed city on edge.
In mid-July, a man was fatally shot in a parking lot near the Pier. Police responding around midnight found an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds.
About a week later, a woman was beaten to death inside a residential care facility. She was attacked in a communal bathroom and found unresponsive.
The woman’s killing marked Santa Monica’s fifth homicide of 2026 — already surpassing the four homicides recorded during all of 2025.
City officials are now emphasizing visibility as they try to reassure residents and visitors that Santa Monica remains safe to visit.
Residents were invited to join officers for “Coffee with a Cop” at Pacific Park on the Pier on Tuesday, with another opportunity scheduled for Thursday.
The increased patrols will cover some of the city’s biggest tourist draws, including the Pier, beach and Palisades Park, as well as downtown and residential neighborhoods.
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Why be pro deadly violence on popular tourist spot by criminals do what give them a talking to.
Lived there back during WW2. I was a small kid, but remember it being a great place to live. Guess all good things change...particularly in California.
The last time I was in Santa Monica was years ago when I went to get my hair done at Santa Monica Place, parked at Arizona and 4th street in the parking lot..back then it was decent, nice place to walk around, now, forget about it
When I was 18-19 in the late 60’s and early 70’s, my friend and I would drive in from Fullerton to Santa Monica to play pick-up football games on the wide grass median between PCH and Ocean Blvd. These games were “no pads tackle” with some unspoken gentlemen’s rules. Multi-ethnic. Intense and high quality games - but never any fights.
I wouldn’t even think of trying that today!
“”Santa Monica is putting more cops on the streets after a summer of violence hit the tourist hotspot — including two shootings in just two days.””
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And just think.... if these same leftists that are running and ruining formerly nice/safe cities like Santa Monica get their way... the entire nation will be “fundamentally transformed” into that same “violent tourist hotspot” for anyone with a death wish. There will be no ‘other nation’, like America, to escape ‘to’, once that happens. Let’s not let it happen.
We live within walking distance of Santa Monica Place but haven’t been there in years. Much prefer Manhattan Village or Del Amo.
Santa Monica place got rid of all the good stores now its pretty much all high end stuff for tourists. I live near the Beverly Center, its similar, higher end stores but a total rathole now you hear about robberies all the time, The Grove is much better, but my sister prefers The Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks since she moved out of the city and now lives in Calabasas, she just couldnt take the BS in the city anymore
How apropos. If Santa Monica were a “sundown town”, those problems would disappear.
Isn’t Santa Monica pretty upper class?
When will the US go in with troops and bombs and take back the west coast?
Defund the cops and encourage the drug addicted / mentally ill “homeless” and illegal invaders, and look what you get!
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