Downtown Los Angeles is home to many problems. It’s one of the worst-afflicted parts of America when it comes to homelessness, and crime rates in the area are substantially higher than the national average. It might come as no surprise for our readers to learn, therefore, that a gang of roughly 30 teenagers was caught on camera earlier this month brutally assaulting and robbing an innocent man who was in his car.
The assault, which occurred on August 2, saw victim Shailoobek Uulu injured while he was stopped at a red light between Hope Street and Olympic Boulevard. The victim described how a gang of teenagers on bicycles pulled in front of his vehicle. As the light turned green, Uulu tried to pass the teenagers – but before he could get away, one of the young boys threw a bottle of water at his car. Uulu pulled his vehicle over and walked out into the street, at which point the teens surrounded him and beat him. Disturbing video footage of the altercation was shared online, showing how the mob violently beat him and stole his backpack and wallet out of his car.
The youths can also be seen beating the victim and punching him in the back of the head. Uulu suffered deep wounds all over his body and a broken leg. His injuries will require surgery.
Violent crime in Downtown Los Angeles is a particularly troubling problem for the area. There’s an incident rate of 26.51 per 1,000 residents every year. The breakdown of violent crimes includes assaults (13.85 per 1,000 residents), robberies (8.28 per 1,000 residents), and rapes (4.33 per 1,000 residents). Property crimes are also prevalent, with theft being the most common, at a rate of 56.03 per 1,000 residents.
It makes downtown Los Angeles less safe than 98% of all other neighborhoods in the United States, and one of the most dangerous parts of the entire city. The data shows that every resident or visitor in the area has a one in 26 chance of becoming a victim of violent crime every year.
Do you like those chances? We don’t…
