Of the 230 homicides logged in areas patrolled by the LAPD, officials said that 156, or 68%, were considered solved. | WEBINAR: From response to resolution — leading police operations in the video eraFactoring in the 78 homicides from past years that were solved in 2025, the clearance rate rose to 101%, officials said. Gang killings still account for most of the city’s homicides, but are far below where they were in years past, officials said. The homicide tally marked the city’s lowest total since 1966, when the city’s population was nearly a third smaller. In the past, when homicides were down, they sometimes took detectives away from homicide investigations,” he said.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 03, 2026 21:48 UTC