LAPD report reveals 91% decrease in investigations of terrorism in 2023

There was a 91% decrease in investigations into suspicious activity related to terrorism in Los Angeles in 2023, a stark drop compared to the 246 reports processed in 2015, according to an annual report released Wednesday.

The Los Angeles Board of Police Commission unanimously approved the Nationwide SAR Initiative, a report mandated in 2009 for all law enforcement agencies in the United States as ordered by the 9/11 Commission. The report is intended to encourage the sharing of information...