For three years, law enforcement across Southern California have been fighting thieves who rip copper wire from streetlights, ...

This June, the city council officially declared a state of fiscal emergency due to the roughly $1 billion current shortfall, ...

News reports about retail theft were inescapable in 2023, and when the year came to an end Los Angeles had entered unprecedented territory: There were 11,945 shoplifting reports in the city, according ...

Property values in Los Angeles County have been on a tear, but several communities have seen a meteoric rise.

Just before closing time on Feb. 13, three men and a woman walked into California Cannabis Melrose Dispensary in Larchmont posing as customers. Once inside, two of the men pulled out handguns and held ...

Had it not been for an sharp rise in Asian residents, Los Angeles County’s population would have been pretty much flat this past decade.

Last year, the city of Los Angeles recorded more than 300 murders for the first time in more than a decade. When 2020 ended, there had been 343 homicides, a 34% increase from the previous year. This ...

As COVID-19 precautions relaxed last year and people returned to offices, restaurants and shopping malls, crime across Los Angeles began to surge, hitting its highest level in five years. Throughout ...

When domestic violence victims get a restraining order, abusers routinely violate them with no consequences.

Last year, Los Angeles notched the highest number of animals being run over on record. This year isn’t looking any better. During 2024, the city received 32,398 requests to remove dead animals from ...

The city of Los Angeles hit a grim record last year, recording a 56% spike in hate crimes. There were 594 reported crimes in which a victim was targeted based on race, ethnicity, religion, sexual ...