L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti: Cuts to Police Did Not Lead to Homicide Spike
Joel B. Pollak23 Nov 2020540
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti denied Monday that cutting funds to the Los Angeles Police Department had led to a spike in homicides.
Earlier Monday, Breitbart News and other outlets reported that L.A. had reached 300 homicides thus far in 2020, the highest since 2009.
Earlier this year, Garcetti announced cuts of $150 million to the police. The homicide division is one that has suffered cuts as a result.
Garcetti defended his decision in response to a question from Breitbart News at a press briefing Monday evening.
https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2020/11/23/l-a-mayor-eric-garcetti-cuts-to-police-did-not-lead-to-homicide-spike/