Comment by zoky

Why do you think tagging is a thing? It’s a way for gangs to mark their turf, plain and simple. Tagging means gang activity, which means violent crime.

And your assertion about the LA crime rate shrinking for years is incorrect: https://www.laalmanac.com/crime/cr01.php

In fact, violent crimes reached their lowest level around 2013, and have been steadily on the rise since then.