Skid Row’s murder rate is 17 times higher than LA overall

By Agya K. Aning and Alain Stephens for LAist and The LA LocalOriginally published on July 1, 2026

This story is a collaboration between the LAist and The LA Local. Agya K. Aning and Alain Stephens are freelance reporters. LAist’s Jared Bennett edited.

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