Mayor Credits LAPD Hiring Push For Drop In Crime Rate
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Property and violent crime in the city of Los Angeles were down for the 10th consecutive year in 2012, the city's mayor and police chief said Monday.
KNX 1070's Pete Demetriou reports Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Police Chief Charlie Beck attributed the drop to aggressive hiring practices in the face of mounting budget deficits.
The city saw a 1.4 percent drop in crime from 2011, with 298 murders citywide - the third consecutive year that the number of homicides in the city remained below 300 - down from 1,096 murders a year two decades ago.
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