Villanueva: Violence Puts People in Jail in Los Angeles, Not Racism

[O]n his first day in office, Gascon issued a memo listing 13 crimes that the District Attorney’s Office no longer would prosecute, including driving without a valid license, drug possession, loitering to commit prostitution, resisting arrest, and trespassing. 

The results of such changes are “creating a dystopian society as we speak,” [Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex] Villanueva said at the Heritage event. 

Violent crime in Los Angeles is up over 11% since Gascon’s election, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.  

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