Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, center, and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, right, address the media while announcing midyear crime statistics during a news conference at the 77th Street Police Station in South Los Angeles on July 9. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Mayor Eric Garcetti, left, and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck announce midyear crime statistics during a news conference at the 77th Street Police Station in South Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Mayor Eric Garcetti, left, and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck announce midyear crime statistics during a news conference at the 77th Street Police Station in South Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
LAPD/FBI Fugitive Task Force officer Miguel Mejia, left, detains a homicide suspect. Midyear crime statistics show a rise in violent crime in Los Angeles. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
A man is arrested and taken into custody in South Los Angeles on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
LAPD officers take a man into custody after a high-speed chase on several freeways. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
An LAPD vehicle was damaged by gunfire in Reseda. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
