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City Presents Results of Unarmed Crisis-Response Pilot; Committee Approves Expansion
Summary
Office of the chief administrative officer reported the city’s unarmed crisis-response pilot has handled more than 19,000 calls since 2024, reduced police referrals to a small share of cases, and the committee voted to adopt the program expansion plan with phased rollout tied to the June budget cycle.
The Los Angeles City Public Safety Committee on Feb. 11 received an update on an experimental municipal unarmed crisis-response model and voted to adopt the committee’s recommendation to expand the pilot to additional zones.
Vanessa Huila of the office of the chief administrative officer told the committee the pilot has handled "más de 19,000 llamadas" from 2024 through 2026, with an approximate time to answer of 27 minutes and typical on-scene engagement of about 19 minutes. Huila said many callers are connected to follow-up services…
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