Rising Violent Crimes Including Recent Murders in LA Subway System...

Violent crimes increase by 24% compared to last year... urgent measures needed

The Los Angeles (LA) subway in California, USA, has become a hotbed of crime, with a series of violent incidents such as knife attacks occurring recently.

According to the Long Beach Police Department in LA County on the 14th (local time), a report was received that a passenger was stabbed with a knife inside a subway passing through Long Beach around 3:40 PM on the 12th.

Shortly after, police who arrived at the scene found a man in his 20s lying on the ground with multiple stab wounds. The fire department transported the man to a nearby hospital, but he ultimately died.

LA Metro stated, "Due to the investigation of this stabbing incident, the Long Beach Downtown Metro Station has been closed."

The police said, "The victim boarded the subway at a station on the outskirts of Long Beach that day. Then, three men appeared and began assaulting the victim, and one of them drew a knife and stabbed him multiple times, according to the investigation."

Police officers in the LA subway [Photo by Yonhap News]

The suspects fled when the train stopped at the next station and have not yet been caught. Police are investigating their motive and currently believe it was not a random attack.

According to local media, this Long Beach incident is the second murder case on the LA subway this year. Within the past week alone, there have been two more knife attack incidents on the LA subway.

Earlier, on the 6th, a passenger was stabbed at the Metro Red Line station located at the 5400 block and Hollywood Boulevard, and another knife attack occurred in the Westlake area.

Crime on the LA subway has been rapidly increasing since last year.

According to statistics from the LA Metro Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee, there were a total of 1,804 violent incidents such as assault, robbery, rape, and murder on the subway last year. This is a 24% increase compared to the previous year. In particular, there were 687 crimes on the Red Line, twice as many as on the Blue Line.

The LA Times pointed out, "There is a sharp increase in people using or dealing drugs on the LA subway recently, and countermeasures are needed."

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