LOS ANGELES COUNTY : DMV Reports 1st Drop in Licenses Since World War II
Los Angeles County led the state last year in the first drop in the number of licensed drivers since World War II, the Department of Motor Vehicles reported.
The county lost 90,900 licensed drivers, nearly 19 times more than any other county. As of Dec. 31, the county had 5,418,200 licensed drivers. On a statewide basis, 20,118,100 people had driver’s licenses, down from 20,182,200 the year before, the DMV reported.
Aside from Los Angeles, only 10 other counties lost licensed drivers. San Diego, a distant second, showed a decrease of 4,900 licenses, to 1,730,200.
According to the agency, Orange County was third, with a loss of 2,800, finishing the year with 1,800,500.
Riverside showed the largest growth, up 6,000 to 820,300. Ventura also recorded an increase from 475,500 to 477,300. San Bernardino also went up, from 948,900 to 949,800, according to the statistics.
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