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Why are more people getting seriously injured in L.A. traffic?
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Why are more people dying from traffic collisions in L.A. than a decade ago? These intersections have something to do with it.
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Why are streets in Los Angeles getting more dangerous?
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We made a list of the most dangerous intersections in Los Angeles.
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We made a list of the most dangerous intersections in L.A.
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Why is traffic in Los Angeles getting more lethal? These intersections tell part of the tale.
We ranked the 20 most dangerous intersections in Los Angeles.
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Robberies showing year-on-year declines.
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Burglaries are also in decline.
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The Los Angeles Police Department has failed to publish its crime reports for the past 19 months. So we are trying to piece together the the crime picture as best we can.
First chart: homicides. There have been 7 fewer homicides so far this year than during the same period last year.
The LA Local is the new name for the Los Angeles Local News Initiative — an AJP-supported effort to build a new kind of local media for L.A.
Rooted in 15 years of reporting from Boyle Heights Beat, it's focused on community-driven reporting that connects and serves Angelenos.
The Pacific Palisades have received more building permits than any other neighborhood over the past three months. Some say it's not nearly enough.
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Post-fire building in the Palisades is finally taking off. But is it enough?
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How fast is the rebuilding happening the #PacificPalisades?
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Building is returning to the Palisades. Is it happening fast enough?
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Homelessness in L.A. has declined (slightly) for two straight years. But the complaints about homeless encampments are on track for an all-time high.
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Los Angeles is finally starting to issue more new permits for building. But almost all of them are for single-family/duplex homes. A small sliver are for apartments.
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15.09.2025 02:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Under Garcetti, the city realized that it did not have a complete registry of the property it owns. It set out to create one.
Amazingly, they actually compiled one. See if you live near any of these dots:
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Why solar power in L.A. is beginning to slow.
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Solar power in Los Angeles is starting to dim. What's behind the decline?
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This week, the Crosstown Neighborhood Newsletter told you how many pothole complaints there are where you live. Whatever the number, the city is not fixing them fast enough.
Make sure you subscribe for news about your LA neighborhood.
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Here are assaults in Chicago over the past 24 years.
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Some FACTS! At Crosstown, we use data to report the news. You've heard a lot about crime in Chicago. Here are the actual numbers for over 20 years.
First chart: Robberies in Chicago from 2021-present.
What's the actual situation of crime in L.A? We put it in charts.
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Here are a few charts on crime in L.A. (It's going down.)
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LA's crime scene, in charts.
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