Crime and Homelessness: In-Person with the Los Angeles Police Department

Join us for this in-person discussion with a high-ranking Los Angeles Police Department officer, Bureau Chief, Blake Chow, who will address the growing crime and homelessness rates, and how to best avoid becoming a victim of crime.

Many multifamily housing providers today are concerned for not only their personal safety, but the safety of their residences, quality of neighborhoods, and protection of their property. On a daily basis, the news is filled with shootings, stabbings, drug addiction, and property damage. Our once “quality of life” here in the “Golden State” and the Los Angeles Area may seem, for many, to be in decline.

As COVID-19 precautions relaxed last year and people returned to offices, restaurants and shopping malls, crime across the Los Angeles region began to surge, hitting its highest level in five years. During 2022, the Los Angeles Police Department reported 229,584 crimes, an 11.6% increase over the previous year. That total includes a wide range of offenses, from assault to vandalism. (There is also plenty of lawbreaking the data does not pick up, such as wage theft and most white-collar crimes.)

Homelessness also continues to rise in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The 2022 count revealed that roughly 70% of people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County — or more than 48,000 people — were unsheltered and living in cars or outside. That number is the highest of any county in the U.S., and the percentage has remained virtually unchanged for a majority of the past decade.

Join us live, in person at the offices of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles to meet the Los Angeles Police Department’s West Bureau Chief, Blake Chow. Chief Blake Chow will discuss many of our concerns, including the growing crime rate, property crimes, drug use on our streets, homelessness, and how to deal with threats against you or your residents. Some of the topics discussed during this webinar may include:

• What are some of the most common crimes? How to prepare yourself and property to avoid becoming a victim.
• Interactions with the homeless. How to react and avoid conflict with the unhoused who may be mentally ill or intoxicated.
• Protect your property from damage and crimes. How to be vigilant.
• Cameras, alarms and arming yourself – learn the tools that are appropriate and most important.
• How to get the help you need – when to call the Los Angeles Police Department.
• And, of course, much, much more. Bureau Chief, Blake Chow, will take some of your questions via the “Q&A.”

The discussion will be moderated by Daniel Yukelson, AAGLA’s Executive Director.

This is another of many member-exclusive informative IN-PERSON sessions we have always been offering.  Please log in to register.  If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Events Manager Diana Alcaraz via email at .  For faster service, please have your membership number ready.  We look forward to seeing you.  Stay diligent and be healthy!

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About Our . . .

Panelist(s):

West Bureau Chief, Blake Chow

Deputy Chief Blake Chow was appointed to the Los Angeles Police Department in 1990 after having served as a San Jose Police Reserve Officer. After graduating from the Los Angeles Police Department academy, Deputy Chief Chow rose through the ranks of Police Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain after having worked a variety of assignments including Patrol, Vice, Risk  Management, Operations Bureau, among others. As a Captain, Chow was assigned commands such as, Central Area, Hollenbeck Area, Real Time Analysis and Critical Response Division (RACR) and LAX Field Services Division.

In December 2009 Chow was promoted to Commander and assigned as the Assistant Commanding Officer, Operations-Central Bureau which has command of Central Area, Rampart Area, Hollenbeck Area, Newton Area and Northeast Area.In October 2010 Commander Chow was transferred as the Assistant Commander Officer Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau. The Bureau is responsible for the Counter Terrorism programs, Major Crimes Division, Emergency Services Division, Bomb Squad, Hazardous Materials, Metropolitan Division (SWAT, K9, Mounted), Air Support Division and Emergency Operations Division.

In March 2019 after tours as the Assistant Commanding Officer, Operations-West Bureau and Commanding Officer, Information Technology Group, Chow was promoted to Deputy Chief, Commanding Officer Transit Services Bureau. Transit Services Bureau provides for security and safety on the Rail and Bus Lines within the City of Los Angeles. Additionally he is responsible for Traffic Group, which provides leadership to the four LAPD Traffic Divisions.

Chow has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as well as a Master’s in Public Administration from Cal State Fullerton.

Moderator: 

Daniel Yukelson, Executive Director, Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles

Daniel Yukelson is currently the Executive Director of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA).  As Certified Public Accountant, Yukelson began his career at Ernst & Young, the global accounting firm, and throughout his career, he has served in senior financial roles principally as Chief Financial Officer for various public, private and start-up companies, including more recently for 15-years as Chief Financial Officer of Premiere Radio Networks, the largest U.S. radio network and now subsidiary of iHeart Media, and for nearly 4-years as Chief Financial Officer of Oasis West Realty, the owner of the Beverly Hilton and Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills where he was involved in the construction and opening of the Waldorf Astoria.  He served as a planning commissioner, serving one year as Chairperson, and as a Public Works Commissioner in the City of Beverly Hills.

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