LAPD Arrest Statistics During Downtown LA Protests and Curfew

Curfew and Arrests During Unrest

• 🚨 The LAPD is enforcing a curfew in designated zones between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. for individuals not exempt under the order, with violators subject to arrest.
• 🗺️ The curfew boundaries are defined by specific freeway routes, and a map is available for clearer understanding.
• ⚠️ The curfew is deemed a necessary measure to protect lives and property following several days of growing unrest and escalating unlawful behavior.

Escalation of Arrests

• 📊 Arrests have significantly increased since Saturday: 27 on Saturday, 40 on Sunday, 114 on Monday, and 197 arrests as of the current day.
• 🤝 The LAPD is operating under a unified command with partner agencies, including the Los Angeles City Fire Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and California Highway Patrol, to restore peace and ensure safety.

Specific Arrest Incidents

• 📍 Today, 130 individuals were arrested near Commercial and Alamita.
• 🚗 An additional 67 were taken into custody for unlawfully occupying the 101 freeway near Commercial Street, with assistance from CHP.

Enforcement and Exemptions

• 🚫 Blocking freeways, city streets, and on-ramps, refusing dispersal orders, and interfering with public safety operations are considered dangerous and unlawful and will not be tolerated.
• 🧑‍⚖️ Exemptions to the curfew include residents within the designated area, individuals experiencing homelessness, credentialed media, and public safety/emergency personnel.
• 🗣️ The measures are stated to not be about silencing voices or suppressing lawful protest, but about acting when expression crosses into unlawful conduct, risking lives, and compromising city safety.
• 🙏 Angelinos are urged to cooperate with public safety measures to return the city to a state of calm and safety.