Road rage incidents on the rise in Los Angeles, report shows
LOS ANGELES - Road rage incidents in the Los Angeles area continue to rise.
According to a recent study from Crosstown LA, there were 870 road rage incidents reported in the city of LA in 2022. The 2022 figures represent a 23.1% increase from the previous year.
According to data from the Los Angeles Police Department, the numbers from 2022 are at the highest since 2010.
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"The 2022 total was driven in part by the 90 reported incidents each in June and July, both more than in any other month in at least a decade. Figures then fell significantly. After July there was only one month with more than 70 reports," Crosstown LA wrote online.
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Credit: Crosstown LA
Recently, road rage incidents have also grown to become more violent. According to LAPD data, 264 road rage incidents in 2022 involved a firearm. That is up 21.1% from the 218 reported in the previous year and a 151.4% increase from 2019.
Data also shows that in 2022, 593 of the incidents reported involved a male driver.
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Crosstown LA also ranked the cities with the most incidents reported in 2022.
- Downtown: 112
- Koreatown: 32
- Canoga Park: 24
- Reseda: 22
- Venice: 22
- Westlake: 22
- Van Nuys: 20
- Wilmington: 19
- Panorama City: 18
- Chatsworth: 17
LA's heavy and nonstop traffic could be to blame for the rise in road rage. The LAPD defines road rage as when a person commits an assault with a weapon due to something that happened while driving.