Since Gascón took office in 2020, data shows Los Angeles has seen a 34% increase in homicide, 15.5% increase in violent crimes, 6.7% increase in property crimes and 67% increase in shooting victims.
Under Gascón's soft-on-crime policies, the county has seen a drastic increase in crime including follow-home robberies, smash-and-grab robberies, homelessness and homicide.
Since Gascón took office in 2020, Los Angeles has seen a 34% increase in homicide, 15.5% increase in violent crimes, 6.7% increase in property crimes and 67% increase in shooting victims. Arrests have decreased by nearly 25% since 2020, according to LAPD statistics.Villanueva argued the county has had enough of the "experiment" with soft-on-crime politicians and the "bill of goods" sold by politicians on defunding the police.
"People want a sense of normalcy," Villanueva said. "We can do a lot of reforms … but it shouldn’t be an either-or proposition. We can do both.", calls for defunding police amplified among left-leaning circles and progressive leaders. Across many soft-on-crime cities like Chicago and New York, crime rates have skyrocketed leading to a reversal in sentiment on crime and law enforcement.
Villanueva praised voters for working to "correct" the "mistake" of electing "ultra-progressive" George Gascón as the county’s top prosecutor.Fox News' Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
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