LAPD records reveal flaws in crime reporting
Nathan Hunter’s ‘spousal abuse’ arrest report
In February 2013, LAPD officers arrested Nathan Hunter after he attacked his wife, stabbing her in the face with a screwdriver and throwing her down a flight of stairs. Because Hunter used a weapon and caused serious injuries, the incident should have been reported as an aggravated assault, according to FBI rules. However, the LAPD classified this case as a simple assault, a minor crime that does not get counted in the city’s official serious violent crime statistics.