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LA Homicides Are Up

Tracy DavenportTracy Davenport
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19th April 2021
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4:06 pm
19th April 2021
LA Homicides Are Up
Homicides are up, but only time will tell how much (Getty Images).

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Last week, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress Buzz Patterson tweeted that homicides in LA county were up 186% and defunding the police was to blame. The post was then liked or retweeted by over 1500 of his followers. 

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