In 2013, something changed on the streets of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the San Diego Police Department also saw significant drops in arrests during that period. In Los Angeles, the drop in arrests comes amid a persistent increase in crime, which began in 2014. From 2010 to 2015, felony arrests made by Los Angeles police officers were down 29% and misdemeanor arrests were down 32%. “If crime was dramatically down, I wouldn’t have a problem with arrests going down.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 01, 2017 15:03 UTC