For three years, law enforcement across Southern California have been fighting thieves who rip copper wire from streetlights, ...

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

During the worst months of air pollution in recent years, half of its monitors were not functioning… ...

Overall crime in Los Angeles fell nearly 11% last year. As the coronavirus pandemic upended life across the region, there were 192,438 crimes reported in the city, down from the 215,763 in 2019, ...

News reports about retail theft were inescapable in 2023, and when the year came to an end Los Angeles had entered unprecedented territory: There were 11,945 shoplifting reports in the city, according ...

The number of Black people arrested for marijuana-related offenses in Los Angeles has only increased since the 2018 legalization.

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 ...

Los Angeles gives out close to 2 million parking tickets each year. But for the city, it’s not nearly enough. In the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2024, the city collected $110 million in parking ...

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 ...

In 2023, the city of Los Angeles recorded 327 murders. It’s a tragic loss of life, and results in a homicide rate that exceeds most big cities across California. A city’s homicide total is often used ...

The number of murders in the City of Los Angeles has jumped 20% so far this year compared with last, even as overall crime has fallen as a result of the extended COVID-19 shutdown. Between January and ...