"They are on an ideological joyride to let people out of prison," DeSantis said. "Gavin's buddy in Los Angeles, Gascón, he doesn't even prosecute them."
A Times analysis of the L.A. County district attorney's office's filing rates showed that Gascón actually prosecuted felonies at a near-identical rate to his predecessor, Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey, during his first two years in office.
Violent crime, robberies and aggravated assaults have gone up in L.A. County during Gascón's tenure, according to California Department of Justice statistics. But criminologists have noted similar crime increases in parts of the state overseen by traditional prosecutors, raising doubts about any link between Gascón's policies and a crime surge.
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