CHIEF: CRIME STILL ON DECLINE.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer Violent crime in Los Angeles Crime in Los Angeles has been a major problem in Southern California and concern for Angeleno residents since the early 20th Century. Crime has steadily decreased since the 1990's but since 2006, crime has increased. has plummeted 27 percent so far this year from 2004 levels, while homicides have dropped just 5 percent, Police Chief William Bratton said Thursday. During his monthly briefing of reporters, Bratton said 9,972 violent crimes were reported to the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . during
the first four months this year, compared with 13,714 in the same period
of 2004. Homicides dropped from 175 to 167, he said.
``We believe we are pretty much leading the nation in violent-crime reduction,'' said Bratton, adding that this was the fourth consecutive year of decreases. ``We're still very pleased with the progress we're making. It's our belief that a lot of the tactics that the department is deploying ... are in fact continuing to pay off.'' Bratton also said he plans to ask the City Council to change rules governing gov·ern v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns v.tr. 1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in. 2. its $5 million fund earmarked for new police officers to allow him to buy more state-of-the-art equipment for the department. He wants to spend $1.2 million to buy 25 simulators for training in tactics and shooting that would be installed at 19 police divisions and the Police Academy. ``I think it's a very sound expenditure of funds,'' Bratton said. Bratton also wants to spend $266,000 to buy 19 vehicles equipped with technology to read license plates to determine whether they are stolen. Bratton also wants $7.5 million to install a $6,000 digital video camera in each of 1,260 patrol cars. Now, he said, the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. has only an outdated out·dat·ed adj. Out-of-date; old-fashioned. outdated Adjective old-fashioned or obsolete Adj. 1. and cumbersome cum·ber·some adj. 1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy. 2. Troublesome or onerous. cum system in place in a handful of patrol cars in the Rampart Division. Jason Kandel, (818) 713-3664 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com |
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