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Homicide Rate Drops to 37-Year Low

Last year, the number of homicides in Los Angeles dropped to one-third what it was in 1992. Three hundred ninety-two murders is nothing to cheer about, but it's 17.6% fewer than last year. LA isn't the only place where homicides have declined. New York had a good year in 2007, as did Chicago .

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Last year, the number of homicides in Los Angeles dropped to one-third what it was in 1992. Three hundred ninety-two murders is nothing to cheer about, but it's 17.6% fewer than last year. LA isn't the only place where homicides have declined. New York had a good year in 2007, as did Chicago.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Ruben De La Torre
Los Angeles Police Department
Andrew Karmen
Professor of sociology at John Jay College
Jill Leovy
Los Angeles Times

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Which Way, L.A.?

Homicide Rate Drops to 37-Year Low

Last year, the number of homicides in Los Angeles dropped to one-third what it was in 1992. Three hundred ninety-two murders is nothing to cheer about, but it's 17.6% fewer than last year. LA isn't the only place where homicides have declined. New York had a good year in 2007, as did Chicago .

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Which Way, L.A.?

Homicide Rate Drops to 37-Year Low

Last year, the number of homicides in Los Angeles dropped to one-third what it was in 1992. Three hundred ninety-two murders is nothing to cheer about, but it's 17.6% fewer than last year. LA isn't the only place where homicides have declined. New York had a good year in 2007, as did Chicago .

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