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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Lane3 who wrote (21648)12/26/2003 5:53:41 PM
From: LindyBill   of 793824
 
The continuing saga of Bill Bratton. They said it was coincidence when he got these type of numbers in NYC. This should put a cork in the critics. San Jose News.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A year after Los Angeles led the nation in homicides, killings have fallen in the city dramatically - by nearly a quarter - to fulfill police Chief William J. Bratton's pledge to make streets safer.

Bratton took over as chief 15 months ago with a goal of curbing violent crime and making more arrests. With less than a week to go, homicides in the city will drop to under 500 for 2003. That's nearly 150 less than last year for a reduction of 23 percent.

The LAPD's mid-December tally also shows gun violence was also down dramatically: Reported shootings fell by more than 1,200 compared to the same period in 2002 and there were 532 fewer shooting victims this year.

Bratton attributed the crime reduction to, among other things, to a leadership shake-up that has put more aggressive commanders in charge.

"Cops are back in the streets much more assertively," Bratton said. "A central thesis of mine is getting the cops active, but doing it in a coordinated way."

Meanwhile, the Sheriff's Department is reporting a 4 percent increase in homicides so far this year in county areas.
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