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LA gang violence prevention groups concerned over future of federal funds

NBC Los Angeles
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that gang-related homicides were down 45 percent last year as compared to 2023 , and down 56 percent compared to 2022 .

There was also a 48 percent drop in the number of people shot in gang related conflicts in 2024 compared to the year before .

Those groups are part of the LA Peacemakers Initiative , founded in February 2024 .

The initiative says it has been able to hire 40 percent more.

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