LA County Sheriff Villanueva says decline in his agency's budget is 'very alarming'

Sheriff Villanueva says decline in LASD budget, as a percentage of total county budget, is 'very alarming'

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has long been arguing that his department is understaffed, but a federal report shows it has more sworn officers than the national average.

"We're down to 8.3% of the county's budget. That is very alarming," Villanueva said. He then compared the budgets of sheriff's departments in surrounding counties, using their percentage of the net county cost. But a review of the federal statistics he's referring to shows that Villanueva's staffing numbers are dramatically higher than he has been saying.

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