Los Angeles has seen a 23% drop in crime in the past month as California has been under a stay at home order to fight the spread of coronavirus, the city's police chief said.
"People staying home in their neighborhoods, watching out for each other, and exercising social distancing is allowing us to have a safer city," Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said.Social distancing appears to be slowing the spread of coronavirus in some areas but crisis won't end soon, officials sayThe plunge in crime over the last month has been in nearly every category, including both violent and property crimes, Moore said.
These states have implemented stay-at-home orders. Here's what that means for you Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer urged residents to continue to stay home this week, skipping even trips to the grocery store."If you have enough supplies in your home, this would be the week to skip shopping altogether," said Ferrer."We will see many more cases over the next few weeks. It remains important that we continue to do what we know will work.
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