A 2022 report from iNews noted that street racing has been immortalized in movies for decades. Since the pandemic, however, the illegal activity has gained a new lease of life.
…when stay-at-home orders in LA left the infamous gridlocked freeways completely empty, [it was] an invitation too tempting to ignore for the city's underground street racing circuit.
Some of the latest Los Angeles street racing statistics for 2023 include: