LA's $26 Million Skid Row Care Campus Draws Scrutiny After 4 Homicides and 700 Police Calls
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 1
LA's $26 Million Skid Row Care Campus Draws Scrutiny After 4 Homicides and 700 Police Calls
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 1
Four homicides were reported on the 400 and 500 blocks of Crocker Street in the first four months of 2026, intensifying scrutiny of Los Angeles County's Skid Row Care Campus.
Nearly 700 LAPD responses this year—about six calls a day—were tied to the two-block area, where TV footage showed open drug use, overdoses, suspected dealing and fires near the facility.
The county-funded campus costs about $26 million a year and was designed as a harm-reduction and services hub offering health care, recovery beds, showers, laundry and case management.
Residents, business leaders and an LAPD commander said conditions around the site have become unusually dangerous even for Skid Row, while critics argue officials have failed to hold the operators accountable.
Mayor Karen Bass said she is concerned and discussing fixes with the county, while county officials said they have increased security and street outreach, keeping the dispute centered on whether harm-reduction services are worsening neighborhood safety.
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