Homicides in U.S. Los Angeles reach 15-year high in first half of 2022: report


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  • Thursday, 14 Jul 2022

LOS ANGELES, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Homicides in Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States, reached 15-year high in first half of 2022, said a new report.

From Jan. 1 to June 30, 2022, there were 181 homicides in the city, according to publicly available Los Angeles Police Department data, said the report released on Tuesday by Crosstown, a non-profit news organization covering the neighborhoods of Los Angeles, adding that the number slightly exceeded the 178 killed in the same timeframe last year.

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