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, ...

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

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 ...

Local leaders on Monday touted the 4% drop in unhoused individuals countywide, and a 3.4% fall in the city of Los Angeles. It followed a smaller decrease in 2024, and marked the first time ever that ...

The city of Los Angeles recorded 397 murders in 2021, surpassing 2007, when there were 395 homicides. [This story has been updated from the original reported 385 homicides in 2021, as new data became ...