This is so scary! According to a new report crime in Southern California is way up! Sheriff Alex Villanueva released new crime stats from 2019-2021 and it showed a huge jump in homicides, they are up 94%! But that is not all, grand theft auto crime is up 59%.
Obviously a lot of that crime has to do with the pandemic and covid. But hopefully it will get better.
“In 2019, there were 145 homicides in Los Angeles County, a number that went up to 199 in 2020. Sheriff Alex Villanueva did not specify last year’s homicides, but he said he believes that number is about 280.”
The Number of Victims Shot jumped from 219 in 2020 to 256 in 2021, a 16.9% increase.
The Number of Reports with a Firearm Seized jumped from 924 in 2020 to 1,233 in 2021, a 33.4% increase.
The Total Number of Firearms Seized jumped from 1,246 in 2020 to 1,673 in 2021, a 34.3% increase.
Arrests for Possession of Firearm jumped from 840 in 2020 to 1,166 in 2021, a 38.8% increase.
Assault and/or Resist a Police Officer also increased from 750 in 2020 to 754 in 2021, a 0.5% increase.