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Amid a pandemic that left law enforcement agencies stretched thin and forced shutdowns that left young men with little to do, California registered a devastating surge in homicides in 2020 that hit especially hard in Black and Latino communities.
The number of homicide victims in California jumped 27% from 2019 to 2020, to about 2,300, marking the largest year-over-year increase in three decades, according to preliminary death certificate data from the California Department of Public Health.
There were 5.8 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2020, the highest rate in California since 2008.
Similar increases were seen nationwide. The number of homicides in a sampling of large cities grew 32% from 2019 to 2020, according to preliminary FBI data. The data encompasses over 200 cities with more than 100,000 people but does not include some big cities, like New York, Chicago and Philadelphia, that did not report.
Homicides Surge In California Amid Covid Shutdowns Of Schools, Youth Programs Tuesday, May 18, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
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Amid a pandemic that left law enforcement agencies stretched thin and forced shutdowns that left young men with little to do, California registered a devastating surge in homicides in 2020 that hit especially hard in Black and Latino communities.
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The number of homicide victims in California jumped 27% from 2019 to 2020, to about 2,300, marking the largest year-over-year increase in three decades, according to preliminary death certificate data from the California Department of Public Health.
There were 5.8 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2020, the highest rate in California since 2008.
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Los Angeles seeing spike in homicides in 2021 so far
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) The number of homicides in the city of Los Angeles in 2021 now stands at 51, a jump from 32 reported during the same period last year, according to the LAPD.
For Tony Lopez, his son 20-year-old son Anthony was among the 32 homicide victims in 2020 between Jan. 1 and Feb. 9. - before the pandemic began to spiral out of control.
Tony says his son was not a gang member, instead, he was a fun-loving kid who didn t like confrontation. But on Jan. 12, 2020, he ran into two brothers who he didn t know and an altercation followed.