LAPD responds to 40 calls an hour for the homeless, as they battle too few cops and not enough jail cells

Source: New York Post

“911, what’s your emergency?” For the Los Angeles Police Department, it’s the endless cycle of homelessness and a mental health crisis that has plagued the city. Roughly “one-third” of calls to the LAPD — or 40 calls an hour — are now for people suffering from a mental health crisis, Chief Jim McDonnell told The California Post. 5 Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles is a hotbed for criminal activity.