LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles will allocate $2.3 million to “alternative” policing programs that deploy unarmed responders to areas with high gun violence in order to lower the number of violent crimes in those areas.
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a motion on Feb. 23 to fund a policing pilot program that would send “alternative” unarmed responders to areas “most acutely affected by the recent surge in gun violence.” The $2.3 million will come from the city’s general fund.
