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I am proud to lead your Sheriff’s Department, the largest in the nation, with nearly 17,000 sworn and professional staff who courageously serve our communities in some of the most challenging situations.

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As the top law enforcement officer in LA County, I have prioritized keeping our communities safe and bringing new leadership, stability and accountability to the Sheriff’s Department.

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Since I became Sheriff, violent crime has fallen every year in the areas patrolled by LASD.

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Homicides are down 14% in the past year, and 2024 saw the fewest number of homicides in the past five years. Overall violent crime is down 3% in the past year. Property crime is also down 2% in the past year.

 

As Sheriff, I led the creation of a new Crime Strategy Unit, leveraging data and community involvement to reduce crime. To make the Metro system safer for passengers and employees, LASD worked with Metro to adopt new policies and surge law enforcement staffing, enforcing fare evasion and targeting narcotics, which led to fewer incidents of violent crime.

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Our reforms, including creating the Office of Constitutional Policing and my new policy banning law enforcement gangs, have increased public trust in the Department.

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We have increased transparency at LASD, with timely releases of body-camera video, creating a new public dashboard with crime stats, and posting data on uses of force, taser usage, stops, and personnel complaints, all on the Department’s website.

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Under my leadership, LASD has also improved compliance related to the jails and Antelope Valley settlements and increased community engagement and outreach.

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My bottom line: as Sheriff, our service must always be effective, respectful, empathetic, and constitutional.

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I look forward to discussing public safety and the issues that are important to you through the course of the campaign. Please visit my website to learn more about my campaign as well as to endorse my candidacy. I’d be honored to earn your support.

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Sincerely