L.A. has rare weekend with no killings
Los Angeles enjoyed a rare weekend without a homicide last week, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday.
Beck touted the stretch without a killing, which included Friday, during his weekly briefing to the Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday.
Officials could not say when the last weekend passed without a homicide, but figures from the Los Angeles Times’ Homicide Report show that weekend days experience significantly more killings than weekdays.
The 200 homicides recorded in the city so far this year mark a nearly 5% decline in the pace of killing over the historic lows posted by the department last year. All other serious crime categories were down as well, resulting in an overall 12% drop in violent crimes and 6% drop in property crimes.
-- Joel Rubin at LAPD headquarters
EDITOR'S PICKS:
Everyone needs a vacation.
Posted by: Brian | August 24, 2010 at 04:14 PM
That's an odd claim to fame.
Posted by: Megan | August 24, 2010 at 04:55 PM
Amazing. Wish every week in L.A. could be like that.
Posted by: Kev | August 24, 2010 at 04:57 PM
Yeah!
Posted by: McDowdle | August 24, 2010 at 04:58 PM
It's nice to see that everyone in LA survived the weekend.
Posted by: Lorenzo | August 24, 2010 at 05:06 PM
cmon folks we're losing our touch- thin the herd dammit!
Posted by: Fred Mertz | August 24, 2010 at 05:21 PM
guess it was a good day
Posted by: rkk | August 24, 2010 at 05:23 PM
Thank you Chief Beck and all our law enforcement personnel for all you do. I wish you hands weren't tied so much. It is remarkable you get as much done as you do.
Let's start on the illegals and reject this sanctuary city baloney of Tony Raza.
Posted by: Stubby | August 24, 2010 at 05:31 PM
Too bad this is a rare occurence!
Posted by: relover | August 24, 2010 at 05:36 PM
Yep the damn gun jammed, get next weekend
Posted by: Bud Good | August 24, 2010 at 06:11 PM
Good to see this actually made the news.
Posted by: ER | August 24, 2010 at 07:36 PM
Well, the guys that are knocked off are normally other criminals...so there should be a spike in crime since the thinning of the herd didn't occur this weekend...
Posted by: TheBigPicture | August 24, 2010 at 10:10 PM
i bet you beck had NOTHING to do with that!
Posted by: kuruc | August 24, 2010 at 10:43 PM
He must not read the Homicide Report......is this suppose to make up feel safe, there were killings over the weekend...
Posted by: just me | August 25, 2010 at 01:54 AM
I don't believe it.
Posted by: Hypatia | August 31, 2010 at 07:48 AM