Los Angeles murder rate falls, officer-involved shootings soar

The homicide rate in Los Angeles last year

dropped to its lowest level since Dwight

Eisenhower was president. However, officer-

involved shootings spiked significantly.

Police Chief Jim McDonnell shared that data

with the Los Angeles Police Commission on

Tuesday. He said the city saw 22,022 fewer

crimes against persons and property in 2025

than in 2024, the nonprofit news outlet

Crosstown L.A. reported.

In 2021, there were 402 murders in L.A., the

highest total in 15 years. The number of victims

has fallen each year since then, dropping to 230

last year, McDonnell told the commission.