LOS ANGELES — People are being killed in Los Angeles so far this year at a slightly faster pace than 2021, when homicides hit a 15-year high, according to the latest data from Los Angeles police.
While the newly released figures indicate the dramatic escalation in violence that the city experienced in 2020 and 2021 may be leveling off, they show violent deaths are still occurring far more frequently than a few years ago, experts said.
"We certainly see instances of street violence that we tie into gangs, with a lot of ready and easy access to handguns and rifles," LAPD Chief Michel Moore said in an interview with The Times. "It's resulting in this loss of life and this high frequency of shootings."
