Authorities in Los Angeles on Tuesday said there was a huge sharp increase in homicides during the first week of June.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) “murders were up 250 percent from May 31 through June 6, and the number of gunshot victims increased by 56 percent during the same period, compared to the previous week.”
In over a day, four shootings where one resulted to a homicide have been set down in writing, the department tweeted.
In April, the city disclosed it set down in writing a 23 percent decline in crime after stay-at-home orders were issued to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The LAPD did not say if June’s slight upward trend was connected to the easing of coronavirus limitations or the continuing protests over the death of George Floyd, who died while in Minneapolis police custody last month.
Last week, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that he would redirect $250 million slated for the police department toward health care, jobs and other programs.
The budget cuts in policing could lead to more crime and slower 911 response times, the Los Angeles Police Protective League–the union that represents rank and file officers warned.
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