Jan. 7, 1968: Joel Rubin and Robert Faturechi are reporting that homicides in Los Angeles have fallen to the lowest level since 1967. Interestingly enough, at that time the LAPD reported homicides were up 27.5%. over 1966. The LAPD has kept extensive crime statistics for decades. There’s quite a portrait of the city in all those numbers.

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LAPD crime statistics on the Daily Mirror