LOS ANGELES (KNX) - After skyrocketing during the pandemic, a recent study found that the number of car thefts in Los Angeles has dropped.
Last year, more than 25,000 cars were stolen in L.A. — the highest number since 2010. But a study from Crosstown found that in the first four months of 2023, the number of car thefts reported to the LAPD is down 9.2% from the same period last year.
Jon Regardie, managing editor at Crosstown, told KNX News that he believes the drop was due to cash bail keeping suspected thieves in jail. He worried that a recent court ruling temporarily prohibiting cash bail for some crimes may reverse the trend.
“Some people who are arrested for car theft may be allowed to get out of jail immediately without having to pay bail,” he said.
However, there’s no clear evidence that bail reform has any impact on rising crime rates. Some studies have found that cash bail and pretrial detention actually increase recidivism, while in places where bail reform has been implemented, rates of pretrial re-arrest generally remain unchanged.
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