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Crime is down in Los Angeles for the first time in 5 years

LOS ANGELES — For the first time in five years, violent crime was down in Los Angeles in 2018, with the number of homicides on track to be among the lowest in more than 50 years.

The data mirror an overall drop in crime this year in the parts of L.A. County patrolled by the Sheriff’s Department. Crime was also down in San Francisco and Oakland.

After decades of steady decline, violent crime — which includes homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault

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