The LOS angeles regional internet crime against children (LA icac) task force, led by the LOS angeles police department (lapd), is part of the national network of coordinated task forces dedicated…

The LOS angeles regional internet crime against children (LA icac) task force, led by the LOS angeles police department (lapd), is part of the national network of coordinated task forces dedicated to investigating, prosecuting, and developing effective responses to internet crimes against children. The LA icac task force currently consists of 103 law enforcement agencies and serves five southern california counties: LOS angeles, orange county, SAN bernardino, santa barbara, and ventura. The task force covers an approximate area of 29,500 square miles and 19 million residents. The mission of the task force is to coordinate efforts among affiliates to address internet child sexual exploitation. Under the office of juvenile justice and delinquency preventions FY 2024 internet against children task forces, the lapd will address three overarching goals: (1) maintain and expand the LA icac task force; (2) improve LA icac task forces effectiveness to prevent, interdict, investigate and prosecute internet crimes against children and technology-facilitated child exploitation; and (3) increase resources and efforts towards proactive investigations. Through various activities that support these goals and objectives, the LA icac task force will move to include all law enforcement agencies in the target area and strive to provide a safer environment for children on the internet.