Crime Down in LA Last Year:  Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday that crime in Los Angeles dropped in 2018.  CBS Los Angeles reports that violent crime was down by 4.2% and property crime dropped 1.8% compared to 2017.  LAPD Chief Michael Moore credited the drop to increased patrols and his department's anti-gang program.  Because roughly half of the murders in LA are gang-related, officials believe that gang interventions contributed to 23 fewer homicides last year.  It is important to note that some unknown number of property felonies valued at $950 or less were converted to misdemeanors in 2014 by Proposition 47.  Unlike felonies, misdemeanors often go unreported, and therefor are not counted by police agencies.