California once had some of the nation’s toughest crime laws and sentencing guidelines. These have been whittled away for at least a decade to the point that thieves can often steal up to $950 in goods and receive the equivalent of a traffic ticket.
Los Angeles elites are using their wealth to fight back against the spike in violent crime that has gripped the city.
Bulletproof cars, safe rooms, barbed wire, and armed guards are some of the new essentials that residents from Beverly Hills to Pacific Palisades are utilizing to protect themselves and their property, home security experts say.
“We even have one client in Brentwood that has security detail follow the kids to playdates and follow the housekeeper when she’s walking the pets,” said Bryan Peele, president of Estate Managers Coalition. He told the Hollywood Reporter that his clients now have armed guards pick them up at airports where their private jets land.
“They want someone who knows how to get them out of any situation,” he said.
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