LOS ANGELES — Officer-involved shootings and use of force increased by 10% and 25%, respectively, in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to a Los Angeles Police Department report released Tuesday.
During Tuesday’s Board of Police Commissioners meeting, Capt. Matthew Plugge, a commanding officer of the Critical Incident Review Division, led a presentation on the 2023 Use of Force Year-End Review.
The report showed that LAPD had 34 officer-involved shootings last year compared...