Not a good look for LA [View all]
More people killed in auto collisions than murders for 2 years running.
They aren't the only ones as traffic deaths go up.
After three consecutive annual increases, the number of traffic deaths in the city of Los Angeles declined in 2024. The year ended with 302 fatalities, down 12.5% from the previous year.
While the downturn in traffic fatalities is welcomed, it comes with an asterisk: The roads remain far deadlier than in the pre-pandemic era. In the 2010s, there were never more than 261 vehicle-related deaths in a single year in the city, according to data from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Traffic Division.
https://xtown.la/2025/01/27/traffic-deaths-in-los-angeles-exceed-murder-total-for-second-consecutive-year/#:~:text=This%20also%20marks%20the%20second,there%20had%20been%20268%20homicides.
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