Posted on 12/31/2016 8:57:53 AM PST by rktman
Violent crime increased in Los Angeles for the third straight year as police tried to stem a rash of homicides and gang-related shootings while dealing with a growing homeless population.
With more than 290 people killed in the city this year, homicides also rose for the third year in a row. Still, the city remains far safer than a decade ago, when 480 people were killed and there were 46% more robberies than this year.
According to statistics from the Los Angeles Police Department, robberies were up by 13%, aggravated assaults were up by 10% and rapes were down by 4% through Dec. 17, compared with the same period last year. Homicides were up by 5%.
Overall, violent crime was up by 10% over last year and 38% over two years ago.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
“.........seceding since the election...If that were to happen, what do you think would become of of it???”...
We should all be so lucky. The real problem would be, those trouble makers would immediately migrate into the surrounding states and the problems in those states would magnify to that of kalifornica.
I believe the biggest part of them would stay where they can run the new “country” into the ground...
The homeless are BAAAACK!
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