 In 2005, auto thefts, aggravated assaults, and robberies made up 59% of crimes in Skid Row.Within the first two years of the 2006 implementation of the Safer Cities Initiative in Skid Row, 18,000 arrests were made and 24,000 citations were given for non-violent offenses such as jaywalking, littering, and sitting on the sidewalk.This is 69 times the rate of policing in the rest of Los Angeles.