Why some violent crimes are up in LA: Combo of COVID and nation’s long history with guns
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“A lot of things like car thefts, and people stealing car parts, shootings and murders — they’re all definitely up. A lot of it is due to the pandemic and people being home,” says Ethan Ward, reporter at Crosstown LA.
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This year kicked off with an alarming rise in shootings in Los Angeles, according to the LAPD’s public stats. Homicides are up, robberies are down, rapes are down, car thefts are up. And people looking to buy guns broke records after the attack on the Capitol.