Homicides Reach 15-Year High in Los Angeles in First Half of Year

A fire burns in a homeless encampment while shredded boxes cover railroad tracks after ongoing theft in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 20, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

LOS ANGELES—In the first half of the year, there were 181 homicides in the City of Los Angeles, the highest number in the past 15 years, according to data released Monday by a nonprofit news organization.

According to Crosstown at USC, a nonprofit news organization based at the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, there were 178 homicides in the city during the first six months of 2021.