LA Police Commission Approves $213 Million Budget Increase

Los Angeles police officials arrive for a media briefing outside the police administration headquarters in this file photo. Jonathan Alcorn/Getty Images

The Los Angeles Police Commission approved a $213 million budget increase for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) amid rising homicides and crime in the city.

The increase puts the LAPD’s total 2022–23 budget at $1.9 billion, and marks the largest budget in the department’s history.