Mayor Bass Releases Feedback From Hundreds of LAPD Officers and Community Leaders To Inform Chief of Police Search

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LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass today released a summary reportfollowing meetings with hundreds of LAPD officers and community leaders about what they are looking for in the next Chief of Police. Mayor Karen Bass has met with law enforcement, community leaders, business leaders and entrepreneurs, and residents across the City of Los Angeles to discuss qualities they want to see in the next leader of LAPD.

"It is vital to me that the opinions of rank and file officers as well as community leaders are front and center in this search," said Mayor Bass. "The information in this report has been actively conveyed to the search firm assisting with this process and members of the Los Angeles Police Commission. We will use this information not just to find our next Chief of Police but also as guidance as we press forward with reforms that make Los Angeles safer while supporting our officers."

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Mayor Bass has met with hundreds of LAPD officers, civilian staff, command staff and leadership from divisions in all bureaus. In addition, Mayor Bass met with representatives from the Law Enforcement Association of Asian Pacific-Islanders, Hispanic American Command Officers Association, Association of Black Law Enforcement Executives, Los Angeles Women Police Officers and Associates, L.A. County Officers Pride Society and more to gather their input on what they want to see in the next Police Chief.

COMMUNITY LEADERS: Mayor Bass has met with members of civil rights organizations, clergy and faith-based organizations, survivors of crime, Neighborhood Councils throughout the City, and violence intervention and prevention organizations like the Urban Peace Institute, 2nd Call, Advocates 4 Peace and Urban Unity, and Californians for Safety and Justice. Feedback was also received from community groups including Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles (CHIRLA), AAPI Equity Alliance, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, Catalyst California and the Coalition for a Better Los Angeles.

BUSINESS LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS: Mayor Bass has met with small business owners, local economic development organizations and entrepreneurs. The respective convenings included members of the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed), the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, the Valley Industry and Commerce Association and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, among others.

RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY: Mayor Bass engaged Angelenos across the city through in-person town hall discussions and through the Chief of Police Community Survey, developed and administered by the City of Los Angeles' Personnel Department, in consultation with the Board of Police Commissioners. The Community Survey received more than 1,300 submissions from community members.