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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Madeline Sherratt

LA protests have cost the city nearly $20 million in police overtime and vandalism repairs

The anti-ICE protest that tore through Los Angeles last week, which left hundreds of protestors injured, also took a severe financial toll on the city, it has emerged.

The total bill for the unrest has been estimated at nearly $20 million, primarily for police overtime and vandalism repairs, according to Matt Szabo, the city’s top budget analyst.

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