LAPD Chief Says Zero Bail Leading to Increase in Repeat Offenders

In the first 30 days of the policy, the Los Angeles Police Department has arrested 213 individuals multiple times, with 23 being arrested three or more times. They account for about 5% of all of those booked on misdemeanors or felonies, according to the Los Angeles Times .

LAPD Chief Michel Moore said while crime in Los Angeles is down in almost all categories since the pandemic began and L.A. implemented its stay-at-home order, career criminals are now exploiting the situation, getting arrested over and over with no real consequences.

“I think repeat offenders need to be off the streets,” Moore said, calling for a reexamination of zero bail for repeat offenders.