reporter: also for some headline making murders. a well loved beverly hills philanthropist shot dead in her home. a 70-year-old nurse murdered at a bus stop. a young clerk stabbed to death in a furniture store. you really have to wake up what s happening all over los angeles. reporter: the d.a. easily survived one recall attempt last year, but now faces another. he has abandoned all of us victims in favor of criminals. reporter: the union that represents gascon s own deputy d.a. s is suing him. yes, it is rare. reporter: claiming the directives are not merely radical, but plainly unlawful. he has created this environment where there is no accountability. criminals are arrested and within 24 hours they re back on the street committing crime. reporter: latest stats from the sheriff show robbery, burglary and arson have actually fallen since gascon took office. unclear why.
smash-and-grab robberies before christmas. whether it s fair or not to point the finger at him, the finger is being pointed. reporter: also for some headline making murders. a well loved beverly hills philanthropist shot dead in her home. a 70-year-old nurse murdered at a bus stop. a young clerk stabbed to death in a furniture store. you ve really got to wake up to what s happening all over los angeles. reporter: the d.a. easily survived one recall attempt last year but now faces another. he has abandoned all of us victims in favor of criminals. reporter: the union that represents gascon s own deputy d.a.s is suing him. yes, it is rare. reporter: claiming the directives are not merely radical but plainly unlawful. he has created this environment where there s no accountability. criminals are arrested, and
robberies before christmas. whether it s fair or not to point the finger at him the finger is being pointed. reporter: also for some headline making murders, a well loved beverly hills fillenthropist shot dead in her home, a 70-year-old nurse murdered at a bus stop, a young clerk stabbed to death at a furniture store. you ve got to wake up what s happening all over los angeles. reporter: the da easily survived one recall attempt last year but now faces another. he has abandoned all of us victims in favor of criminals. reporter: the union that represents gascone s own deputy da is suing him. yes it is rare. reporter: claiming the directives are not merely radical but plainly unlawful. he has created this environment where there s no accountability. criminals are arrested, and within 24 hours they re back on the street committing crime. reporter: latest stats from the sheriff show robbery, burglary and arson have actually
reporter: gascon has ordered his deputy d.a. s no under 18s charged as adults, no more three strikes. and in many cases, do not even prosecute most misdemeanors like trespassing and don t seek more prison time if guns or gangs are involved. all he says to make the system more humane, more equitable. reporter: but union pacific is now actually asking the d.a. to rethink his reforms because of this. they claim more than 100 arrests have been made, but apparently not one prosecution. they did not present 100 cases to us. that s misleading. reporter: gascon also taking heat after a spate of smash and grab robberies after christmas. whether it s fair or not to point the finger at him, the fingerer is being pointed. reporter: also for some headline making murders. a well loved beverly hills philanthropist shot dead in her