Judge Adam Levy Says He Could Fix Los Angeles in 1 Month as Bass Cites 60-Year Homicide Low
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 11
Judge Adam Levy Says He Could Fix Los Angeles in 1 Month as Bass Cites 60-Year Homicide Low
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 11
Summary
One month is all Judge Adam Levy says Los Angeles would need for a turnaround if City Hall fully backed police and prosecutors against repeat and violent offenders.
Levy told Fox News Digital first-time offenders should be diverted into community-service programs, with charges wiped if completed and prosecution if they fail.
The former upstate New York district attorney said mayors must align with the DA, police chief and judges, and he faulted big-city leaders for tolerating open-air drug use, homelessness and revolving-door crime.
Karen Bass has rejected the portrayal of Los Angeles as unsafe, saying violent crime has fallen for two straight years and the 2025 homicide rate of 5.9 per 100,000 was the city's lowest since 1959.
Levy cast Rudy Giuliani's New York crackdown as a model for Los Angeles, pointing to a more than 56% drop in violent crime during Giuliani's tenure.