#478 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Monday October 10)
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Good morning, THE RISE IN CRIME IN LOS ANGELES I’m not a fan of Los Angeles’s District Attorney, but I don’t fault him entirely for the recent rise in crime in the City and its environs. People cite crime statistics that indicate that violent crimes are up in L.A. While that’s true, it is up in most other major cities as well. Nonviolent crimes also are up. People cite the impunity of “snatch and grab” attacks on high-end stores as indicative of the problem. Some of the blame is placed on the dollar amount above which a theft constitutes a felony and there are those who believe this shouldn’t have become law. To be clear, the number magnitude of a theft that constitutes a felony was raised from $500 to $950 per offense. While that seems like a large increase, it is less than the rate of inflation since the prior threshold was established and it remains lower than in most other jurisdictions.
#478 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Monday October 10)
#478 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Monday…
#478 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Monday October 10)
Good morning, THE RISE IN CRIME IN LOS ANGELES I’m not a fan of Los Angeles’s District Attorney, but I don’t fault him entirely for the recent rise in crime in the City and its environs. People cite crime statistics that indicate that violent crimes are up in L.A. While that’s true, it is up in most other major cities as well. Nonviolent crimes also are up. People cite the impunity of “snatch and grab” attacks on high-end stores as indicative of the problem. Some of the blame is placed on the dollar amount above which a theft constitutes a felony and there are those who believe this shouldn’t have become law. To be clear, the number magnitude of a theft that constitutes a felony was raised from $500 to $950 per offense. While that seems like a large increase, it is less than the rate of inflation since the prior threshold was established and it remains lower than in most other jurisdictions.