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Skid Row's murder rate is 17 times higher than LA overall. Would clearing encampments change that?
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Agya K. Aning and Alain Stephens | The LA Local and LAist , as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· July 1, 2026
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Tents and motorhomes in L.A.'s Skid Row area of downtown. The murder rate on Skid Row was 17 times higher in 2024 than in the city as a whole.(Apu Gomes / AFP via )This story is a collaboration between the LAist and The LA Local. Agya K. Aning and Alain Stephens are freelance reporter...
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Key points The murder rate on Skid Row was 17 times higher in 2024 than in the city as a whole. (Apu Gomes / AFP via )This story is a collaboration between the LAist and The LA Local.
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What is this story about? Tents and motorhomes in L.A.'s Skid Row area of downtown. The murder rate on Skid Row was 17 times higher in 2024 than in the city as a whole.(Apu Gomes / AFP via )This story is a collaboration between the LAist and The LA Local. Agya K. Aning and Alain Stephens are freelance reporter...
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