The L.A. Crime Episode
In a Minute with Evan Lovett
Audacy
5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The crime narrative in Los Angeles is as strong as ever... so as usual, we're digging deep into the stats and numbers, coupled with everyday stories to try and find out if the narrative matches up with what's really happening. Listen in as we get to the bottom of it! We close out with an awesome place to go to this weekend in our "if you do one thing this weekend, do this" segment. The history is eerie to say the least, yet this business continues to thrive.
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| 0:00.0 | What is up? This is Evan Lovett and thanks for tuning into my podcast in a minute with |
| 0:11.5 | Evan Lovett. An Odyssey Original brought to you by yours truly |
| 0:15.3 | your host Evan Lovett where you may know me from my social media page LA in a |
| 0:19.9 | minute. I'd love to invite you along for a personal and intimate ride as I share interesting |
| 0:24.5 | facts about all sorts of things you didn't know that you needed to know. Be |
| 0:29.0 | entertained and informed as I bring you into my mind to see the world through my lens. |
| 0:34.0 | There's history everywhere as long as you know where to look. |
| 0:37.0 | Let's get into it. Yo, episode number 31 coming to you live from the I am studios and this is a very |
| 0:55.8 | important episode. This is something that I get a ton of dams about and |
| 1:01.0 | something that's unfortunately synonymous with Los Angeles, crime. |
| 1:06.4 | The perception of LA is a city rife with crime has persisted at least since I grew up in |
| 1:11.0 | the 80s and 90s, and it's magnified now. |
| 1:14.0 | Especially in light of these recent high-profile crimes. |
| 1:18.0 | Follow-home robberies, smash and grabs, even serial arsonists. |
| 1:23.0 | But is this a sensationalist media narrative |
| 1:26.0 | or is it really that bad here? |
| 1:28.0 | As always, I dig deep to separate the fact from the narrative |
| 1:32.0 | and some of these stats are stunning. |
| 1:35.8 | And yeah, I do think PR plays a role, but people on my socials are constantly voicing their concern |
| 1:41.1 | about crimes in their neighborhood. |
| 1:42.9 | And I had a personal experience with my family in crime that I relayed on episode 3 that took place |
| 1:48.6 | literally in my backyard. |
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