Progressive Los Angeles County district attorney George Gascón is running for reelection against a former prosecutor who says his criminal justice reform policies have gone too far. Nathan Hochman is a former federal prosecutor who calls himself a “hard middle” candidate.
FILE - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón speaks to members of the media in Los Angeles , Calif., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. FILE - Nathan Hochman, and independent candidate for Los Angeles County District Attorney, talks during a news conference in Los Angeles , Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. FILE - Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez sit with defense attorney Leslie Abramson, right, in Beverly Hills Municipal Court during a hearing, Nov. 26, 1990.
Homicides are down by 23.1% since a small spike in 2021. Overall violent crime increased by 8.5.% between 2019 and 2023, but that was lower than a 15.4% rise statewide as part of a national trend since the COVID-19 pandemic. Property crime, however, is up 14.5% in LA County but just 2.9% at the state level.“Mr.
Hochman has also criticized Gascón’s policy against prosecuting juveniles as adults and pointed to cases of recidivism. Lots of attention was also paid to the case of Hannah Tubbs, a transgender woman who at age 26 was allowed to plead guilty in juvenile court for the sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl because the crime occurred when Tubbs was a minor. Tubbs later pleaded no contest to the killing of a homeless man in central California.
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