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In a nation growing hostile toward drugs and homelessness, Los Angeles tries harm reduction
A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles' infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more ...
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Skid Row Care Campus
Services offered: There are 22 recovery beds and 48 additional beds for mostly older homeless people, arts and wellness ...
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Los Angeles tries leniency in a time of hostility
But the Skid Row facility shows Los Angeles County leaders’ embrace of the principle of harm reduction, a range of more ...
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Los Angeles approaches historic low in homicide rate
The city of Los Angeles is on pace for its lowest homicides total in 60 years based on the first half of the year’s data.
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Los Angeles County see 22% drop in overdose deaths
Drug-related overdose deaths in Los Angeles County fell by 22% in 2024 — the most significant drop in the county’s history, according to a report released Wednesday by the Department of Public Health.
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Los Angeles On Track for Lowest Homicide Rate in 60 Years, Credits GRYD Initiative and Public Safety Strategies
Los Angeles is on track for its lowest homicide rates in nearly 60 years, with successful anti-crime strategies.
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Public Health Reports Most Significant Decline Of Drug-Related Overdose Deaths In L.A. County History
Conducted by Public Health’s Bureau of Substance Abuse Prevention and Control (SAPC), this analysis is part of an annual data report on overdoses and poisonings across the County related to fentanyl ...
Los Angeles city leaders tout 20% decrease in homicides; city on pace for lowest numbers in 60 years
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Wednesday touted a sharp decline in the city's homicide rate in the first half of 2025, ...
Judge Orders Los Angeles Police to Stop Shooting Projectiles at Journalists
Los Angeles Police Department officers fired foam projectiles and flash-bang devices at reporters and photographers who were ...