L.A. police chief says officer shortage makes it harder to respond to some calls

Los Angeles is among cities nationwide trying to deal with shortages of police officers in their ranks. LAPD Interim Police Chief Dominic Choi says while emergency calls like crimes in progress have not been affected, non-emergency response times have grown. NBC News' Lester Holt reports.
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#LosAngeles #Police #Shortage

[@soulseeker1651]

It ain't worth it.

[@aaronvega862]

The real problem is the Dem. Policies and criminal micro culture in law enforcement

[@IcerinAlaska49]

Yea Cause the real problem couldn't be the $150,000,000 cut on police force funding😂😂😂

[@aaronvega862]

@@IcerinAlaska49 they are still getting paid the same and take more than half the budget from cities or counties there budget doesn’t pay their lawsuit our taxpayer money does it amazes me how brainwashed Americans are

[@Idontcare-g1n]

You forgot the a huge percentage of Californians are criminals

[@theclueguy3388]

You aint too sharp huh. Chicago and New York DO NOT have staffing problems

[@aaronvega862]

@@IcerinAlaska49 your not the brightest in Alaska I can tell do you really believe that none sense cops get all the cities budget and in my town they run the city like the Gustapo or some banana republic where the military controls everything do some research first before you get spoon fed propaganda

[@Dwn2Race]

Don’t worry CA… at least Newsom and his Family never goes out without Taxpayer Funded Armed Security

[@jaytaylor2312]

It’s ok The DA doesn’t prosecute anyway

[@joebyron4892]

This!!! Nobody fears repercussions

[@pilotdacrook186]

HUGE FACTS😂😂😂

[@iamshevanel]

Remember when the mayor called LAPD officers “killers” in 2020? Wonder why there’s a shortage now 🤦‍♂️

[@MH_6160]

I wouldn't want to be a cop in CA until things change at the top from the governors office down to the local DA's office.

[@Idontcare-g1n]

Seems like you got what you voted for

[@shotgunkingj1670]

Exactly plus voted for a DA that won’t prosecute 😂

[@beea.9560]

It's the Mayors job to pick the chief not the voters. The voters are misled from the laws they voted for.

[@moeperk81]

Sounds like we really need Batman right about now

[@johngdelg8262]

No one wants to work for a department that does not prosecute, plus, they have a bad rep.

[@FuzzyStayBuzzin183]

California and Texas have the worst response time in the United States for emergency calls.

[@galileo415]

not true, i was at mockingbird mall in dallas the other day and the security guard called the police on me for "trespassing" and a cop showed up in 5 minutes and spoke to the guard and drove off

[@user-ub8uc8gq7r]

Seattle has entered the chat 💬

[@shipwreck8847]

The criminals in LA are a different breed than other cities. It's under staffed because people don't want to deal with what's out there on the streets. The craziest, most violent derranged individuals are the ones you'll be encountering every day. Does anyone really want to deal with that for 90k?

[@petejoe4113]

That’s what yall protested and voted for… enjoy!

[@peace10000able]

And they want to disarm the citizens, I saw arm yourself because it’s going to get worse

[@fierybutmostlypeaceful1708]

95K in Los Angeles 🤣🤣🤣 you can buy a cardboard box under a bridge if you’re lucky. Seen the interest rates?

[@Maximumeffects]

I did the math. That’s almost 2k a week. About 7.3k a month before taxes. That’s completely livable in Los Angeles. Kids? Idk but financial literacy pays way more than the 95k in the long run. I promise you.

[@AngelSandoval-wg4hm]

Why would ppl wanna serve when criminals just get released?

[@bradleyhasse5220]

No one wants to be a cop these days out of fear of being filmed, jailed, and killed for doing their job. Look at Derek Chauvin.

[@justchris846]

Derek Chauvin literally killed a dude on camera and many of us still don’t know what the dude was doing when the cops got called, Sit down!

[@SSoHPKCSON]

Exactly but people are not ready to hear the truth

[@JorgeInRealLife]

Exactly! Cops can’t do their jobs

[@InGodweTrust1995]

Has anyone been disqualified from the background investigation?

[@sixsixman4052]

Been there done that. Glad I'm out.

[@devonforsure260]

Weird how Florida isn't having that problem. Sheriff grady don't play

[@LeeeroyJenkins]

They are having staffing problems, except the reason is officers being underpaid. LA- get abused but good pay. FL- good relations but bad pay.

[@danielwarken121]

They wouldn't be so understaffed if so many cops weren't violating people's constitutional rights...

[@jguillermoii]

LAPD does not need 12,000 officers to police the City of Los Angeles. The staffing issues arise from the neighboring cities they are contracted to provide police services to.

[@illmakeufamous6776]

Color me shocked 🙄

[@DarthJay91]

Robocop incoming

[@BrwnShinobi]

hear me out, hear me out!! Gun laws that protect law abiding citizens??? yeah??

[@BRC332]

No pity at all. You voted for your elected officials.

[@ryankalpak94]

You get what you vote for.

[@golfclash2035]

Don’t defund police that’s why

[@griffin0010]

Quit making it so hard to be a cop. The pay is equivalent to that of a fast food manager, so the hiring process needs to align with that.

[@patmccarthy5069]

Policing is over!

[@newyorkcity76]

All cops should quit

[@626STAH]

To make a point and create change

[@SuperEmpathOne]

Well how about you deputize us like old days without training😂. We are willing.

[@yongpark4267]

I would disagree. LAPD has over 8300 and who many actually work patrol? Less than half. LAPD has too many officer who work nonpolice related type positions. How many offices work mounted detail on a full time basis? Also, many work motors and they are not required to answer calls. The number of motor officers can be reduced and put back into patrol cars.

[@LostintheHate]

No worries, i defend myself ill call if I need clean up

[@kendallevans4079]

I live here and it's very obvious the shortage. Response time is long and the couple times I've called 911 the operator simply said that, relatively speaking, my call wasn't an emergency and didn't require a response(?)...go figure!

[@davemathews7890]

I love all these KZbin commentators who have never set foot in LA criticizing how it runs its police department. Don't they have enough to worry about in their little home town of Cowfart, Arkansas?

[@Maximumeffects]

Couldn’t agree more Dave. LA is not like any other city in N America.

[@georgesykes394]

With Gascon it's catch and release anyway. A lot of crimes that were felonies got downgraded to misdemeanors. I don't blame them.

[@Oakland5150]

Let's frame it another way, there is a over abundance of criminals, not a shortage of police officers!

[@LingLing-ou6nt]

The irony, liberal media conducting this interview, liberal city with liberal citizens, politicians and policies

[@brentfisk4549]

Looks like all that defunding the police in liberal cities and states is working out well for you! 😂😅😂😅😂

[@ovehernandez2708]

Texas in not a liberal state & they to are suffering from staffing shortages along with Tennessee so what your point

[@brentfisk4549]

@@ovehernandez2708 take a look at the cities....liberal run, no matter what state in almost every circumstance. The stupid seem to congregate together and vote in their own suffering over and over.

[@rosario_farina]

Defund the police right ? 😂 There you have it. Dont complaint and get over it.

[@6time686]

Please post proof or links how LAPD was defunded. Thanks.

[@BookofJob3XVII]

Catch and release or no real accountability for crooks. What's the point of law enforcement?

[@SIGNALFREQ]

You’d have to pay me $200K💰to be a police officer 👮 in today’s climate ✌🏽

[@JT-nu1oi]

Let citizens be deputized 👍🏼🇺🇸

[@4catsnow]

The town we live in works on "When second's count,, the police are only minutes away"...Consequently,, countermeasures vary .....the end result is serious crime can't survive here..

[@MoWesley]

A ups driver makes more than a cop

[@Ghostface-j1l]

Average UPS driver makes $46176 a year average LAPD cop makes $104084 a year. Get yo facts straight

[@joegug4751]

It’s not that less cops are ok it’s less bad cops are ok.

[@minhdo1728]

Voting has consequences, folks!

[@joey5532]

if certain communities don't want to support the police then let's take police services from those communities. plain and simple. Let them fend for themselves.

[@blub8924]

newsom needs to leave, VOTE RED

[@The1GoldenRule]

Criminals know that they won’t get in trouble for doing their job and cops know that they will get in trouble for doing their job.

[@alicecub1]

Alternate police will keep officers safer . Let the social workers deal with the addicts and mentally ill on non violent issues. I’m sure police officers support that

[@paulb6159]

I thought we were defunding the police. These liberal rules are so confusing...

[@SO-if3yn]

I would love to be an officer as a former military man. But I make more $ driving a truck and managing a team of drivers. And I can be arrested for making arrests. Raise the payroll and give me immunity to any crimes I may commit.

[@AAAYOUxD711]

Where is your D.A!!!? Isn’t the D.A just enabling everyone???

[@americanpsyop1364]

there too busy with those playable characters on skidrow. 🙃

[@go6944]

Why do you still allow officers to go yo play football if you’re understaffed.

[@excusemenoexcusemeno1671]

Go talk to DA George Gascon he has all of the answers.

[@nvkulk]

You are on your own!

[@AAAYOUxD711]

Way to cancel your P.D California!!!

[@tinachadwick6712]

We need the police officers who are well trained, compassionate, caring and wise. It is a powerful job with much responsibility. Police officers respond to various different needs, just like sny job they adequate protection in fighting crime and facing criminals. Our judicial system needs support and work with officers and not allow criminals back on street just over technicality. Please Jesus helps us be respectful of law authorities and also forgive those who've caused great harm.

[@paulliebler7660]

NOT. MY. PROBLEM.

[@SD-vk5xy]

You get what you cried for! There was a huge focus on the hug a thug mentality from the politicians the last few years.

[@ridiculousness7477]

It looks like Defund the Police you voted for is working well for ya

[@marcussims8834]

That's why I love l.a

[@FiggerNaggot_8]

I’m so glad you guys are getting what you voted for.

[@jdub929]

He's part of the problem. He's a politician, not a police man.

[@money0927]

Lapd and lasd only terrorize the community and now the people had enough that’s why yall are retiring early cause yall are scared of the people fighting back you make innocent people criminals and are trigger happy

[@hawk469]

Spoken like someone that has no idea what it takes to be a cop or serve something greater then yourself

[@prestonbucknor]

Lower the enlistment age to 18 like the military has done

[@ElJefeDeTexas]

Most state's laws carrying firearms are at ages 21, other states (particularly conservative states with looser gun laws) allow 19

[@larryjsmith2767]

Nope. The state has actually raised the minimum age to 21. You used to be able to start at 20.

[@LeeeroyJenkins]

@@ElJefeDeTexas Simple. Make them work the jails or bureaucratic/ administrative positions where they don't need a gun. Once they turn 21, they get moved to patrol.

[@jay-t1030]

😂😂😂

[@tedcollins4684]

They always say they need more

[@Umustbecrazy]

God u pick the perfect background the shooting range nice 💯,and so classy lester holt is even more dumb to do this interview at the gun range ,next time try walking down the street ,bro the nerve of some people

[@edward3859]

Why are you offended by a gun range?

[@Umustbecrazy]

@@edward3859 in this day and age tasteless, especially definitely non professional,I mean with everything cops are going through,

[@edward3859]

@@Umustbecrazy What are cops going through?

[@ak9989]

I retired from a Socal Sheriff dept where the Sheriff had our back

[@SimonGonzales-t8c]

Republicans fault

[@ElJefeDeTexas]

Explain.

[@SimonGonzales-t8c]

@@ElJefeDeTexas nope

[@thomaskim7420]

Cheif choi says need 1200 officers.whe pigs can fly.choi grew up some other plants.

[@greggreg2263]

The LAPD is going to have to merge with all the local street gangs with younger members and bring balance to the force🤠👻🤑👊

[@AntNvrt]

Many are ex members already 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@americanpsyop1364]

if i had a middle finger emoji

[@2wheel_freedom]

With the whole catch and release issue why even respond ? That states a mess thanks to Gavin Newsom soft on crime flex......

[@michaelsiengo1]

These police officer should get $150,000 a year

[@thomaskim7420]

Are you dreaming you are in space.

[@punapeter]

Well YEAH! WHO? In their right mind would want to be a cop in L.A.? Or NYC or ChIRAQ? LOL You'd have to be a non-genius to live in either city these days.

[@AnythingJW]

no point to respond since all arrested criminals will just be let go in courts

[@michaelavila5056]

no one wants to be Gestapo anymore.

[@Kr0nicDragon]

Not many people want a career where you get shot at and have to deal with drunk crackheads every 10 min.

[@brazlonmason2883]

it's about doing it to try and make a better community. there are bad apples everywhere but most deputies and troopers i know do it out of their heart and wanting to make a difference.

[@aequitas8749]

Defund the police!!!!

[@ElJefeDeTexas]

Why

[@BEBESSCHET-rs7ir]

Now the criminals know! Way to go rookies

[@BlackPatrick]

Here’s a suggestion: put the cops to work we already pay for. Cops do NOTHING! They always want more money. No way.

[@spankyssurprise1361]

Lol...yeah they don't do anything.