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# Just the fact
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/just-the-fact/
- Published: 2022-11-08T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-04T15:07:32.000Z
- Description: crime: LA County’s violent crime rate relative to the rest of the US has been on an upward trajectory since 2013. In 2021, there were 586 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, which is 48% greater than national average of 396 per 100,000 Americans.
- Author: Editor
- Tags: Featured, News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 12:28

**crime:** LA County’s violent crime rate relative to the rest of the US has been on an upward trajectory since 2013\. In 2021, there were 586 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, which is 48% greater than national average of 396 per 100,000 Americans.