This year there is a spike in violence in Los Angeles — including a 32% increase in shootings.

Los Angeles recorded its 300th homicide for the year — a milestone last reached a decade ago.

This year’s spike in violence in Los Angeles — including a 32% increase in shootings — comes as other major cities also grapple with similar rises in crime during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Los Angeles Times reported the sad record on Sunday. Four killings from Saturday into Sunday morning pushed the city into the 300-death mark for the first time since 2009.

Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Stacy Spell told the newspaper that the official count will come after additional determinations, including by the county’s coroner.

“The reality is there are 300,” Spell said. “It’s tragic.”

One victim was a 17-year-old boy riding a bicycle, the newspaper reported. The others were a 50-year-old homeless man, a 20-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman.

Much of the violence this year was in South L.A. and Central L.A. Chief Michel Moore has said he believes some of the increasing crime is due to problems related to the pandemic. This would include economic struggles and virus-related restrictions on services and interventions.

Last year, L.A. recorded 253 homicides, the LA Times reported, and 260 in 2018.

In 2009, the city had 312 killings.

(Fox News).