Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell and other law enforcement officials held a press conference on Monday morning to discuss last year’s safety statistics for the city.

Homicides slid by 14%, to 284, while shootings plummeted by 19% — which police attributed to the removal of 7,634 firearms held illegally, including 790 so-called ghost guns that are pieced together with kits or parts and don’t carry required serial numbers.

Overall crime in LA declined in 2024, with homicides dropping 14% and shooting victims decreasing by 19%, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell announced Monday.

Los Angeles Police Department officers were in pursuit of a felony suspect for one minute before the suspect crashed at the intersection with two other vehicles.

Officers ended the pursuit because the suspect was traveling at speeds of over 100 mph during the chase. What we know. On Tuesday morning, officers with the Los Angeles Police Dep