Fact check: How do LA protest arrest numbers compare to other major cities?

1. Summary of the results

The arrest numbers in LA can be broken down into two distinct categories:

*Immigration Raids:

Protest-Related Arrests*:

• At least 74 people were arrested over the weekend for protest activities ^[2]:
• 29 arrested Saturday night for failing to disperse
• 21 arrested Sunday in downtown LA
• Additional arrests by CHP and LA County Sheriff's Department
• In comparison, San Francisco saw 60 protest-related arrests during solidarity demonstrations ^[3]

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several important contextual elements were missing from the original question:

• The arrests occurred in two distinct waves: first the ICE raids, then the protests against those raids ^[4]
• The protest arrests involved various law enforcement agencies, including LAPD, California Highway Patrol, and LA County Sheriff's Department ^[5]
• The protests turned violent in some instances, with at least three officers injured in San Francisco ^[3]
• The arrest numbers continued to accumulate beyond the initial Friday raids ^[5]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question's framing could lead to several misconceptions:

• It doesn't distinguish between immigration-related arrests and protest-related arrests, which are two separate issues ^[1]
• The question implies a simple comparison between cities, but the reality shows a complex situation involving multiple law enforcement agencies and different types of arrests
• The numbers reported by different sources show some variation, suggesting that exact counts might be difficult to verify:
• Some sources report "more than 100 people" ^[6]
• Others give specific numbers that don't perfectly align ^{[2] [3]}
• The timing and nature of arrests (immigration vs. protest-related) need to be carefully distinguished to avoid confusion