L.A. crime has plummeted — but it’s still a hot mayor’s race topic
Homicides in Los Angeles are down to levels not seen since the 1960s. Neighborhoods once awash in gang violence now sometimes go weeks, even months, without a shooting. And the follow-home robberies and street takeovers that captured the public’s attention in recent years have largely subsided. By many measures, the city is safer than it … Read more