LA’s Crime Epidemic Hits Home: “Everyone I Know Has Been Robbed,” Reality Star Declares

Reality TV personality Morgan Stewart just lost a luxury Hermès Birkin bag worth thousands of dollars—stolen from inside her own home just two days after she brought it back from France. The kicker? She had hired expensive private security specifically to prevent this exact scenario.

Welcome to Los Angeles in 2025, where even Fort Knox-level protection can’t keep criminals out.

Stewart pulled no punches during a recent podcast appearance, revealing the shocking reality that wealthy Angelenos now accept repeated robberies as inevitable. “Everyone I know has gotten robbed,” she stated bluntly, describing a crime epidemic that has turned America’s second-largest city into a playground for thieves.

When Private Security Fails

The details of Stewart’s ordeal expose just how brazen LA’s criminal element has become.

Her high-priced security guard was asleep on the job when thieves broke into her home. The intruders ransacked her bedroom, stealing her husband’s watch collection along with that freshly-purchased Birkin bag. And this wasn’t even her first rodeo—Stewart has been hit twice.

During another break-in, thieves made off with expensive jewelry. That time, at least her security managed to catch the perpetrators on a nearby hillside. Small consolation when your home has been violated multiple times.

“I was just furious. I was angry. I’m pissed. It’s a violation,” Stewart explained, voicing the frustration of countless LA residents who’ve watched their city devolve into chaos.

Her home now resembles “Fort Knox,” she says. Yet even military-grade security measures aren’t enough in a city where progressive policies have emboldened criminals and handcuffed law enforcement.

The Celebrity Crime Wave No One Can Ignore

Stewart’s experience isn’t unique—it’s becoming the norm for high-profile LA residents.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s Los Angeles home was vandalized and ransacked this Valentine’s Day. Romance dead, valuables gone.

HBO’s Entourage star Jeremy Piven lost $200,000 in jewelry when burglars smashed through a glass door at his residence.

One Tree Hill actress Sophia Bush discovered an intruder had broken into her garage and stolen items before fleeing.

High-end Hollywood jeweler Martin Katz—who serves A-list celebrities—suffered a devastating $2.5 million theft. Police identified the perpetrators as part of a South American robbery crew that operates with impunity across Southern California.

The Nightmares Get Worse

Some victims face scenarios far more terrifying than property loss.

Caylee Cowan, actress and girlfriend of Casey Affleck, woke up at 3:00 a.m. in June 2022 to find a home intruder standing over her bed, staring at her. The psychological trauma from such violations lasts far longer than any financial loss.

And then there’s the ultimate price. In 2021, Jacqueline Avant—wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant and mother-in-law to Netflix executive Ted Sarandos—was murdered during a home invasion robbery in an exclusive Beverly Hills neighborhood.

Not robbed. Murdered. In Beverly Hills.

The Consequences of Failed Leadership

This isn’t happening by accident. Los Angeles didn’t become a crime-ridden disaster overnight.

Years of soft-on-crime policies, defund-the-police rhetoric, and progressive prosecutors who treat criminals as victims have created this nightmare. When thieves know they face minimal consequences, when career criminals are released back onto streets within hours, when police officers are second-guessed for doing their jobs—this is the predictable result.

“This is happening a lot in the area, unfortunately, it’s happening all the time,” Stewart noted matter-of-factly. The normalization of crime represents perhaps the most damning indictment of LA’s leadership failures.

Wealthy residents can hire private security—though as Stewart learned, even that doesn’t guarantee protection. But what about ordinary working families who can’t afford armed guards and Fort Knox-style home fortifications?

A City in Crisis

The epidemic of burglaries targeting high-profile individuals represents just the visible tip of a much larger iceberg. For every celebrity home invasion making headlines, countless regular citizens suffer similar violations without media attention.

Los Angeles residents are voting with their feet, fleeing to states with sane governance and functional law enforcement. Businesses are relocating. Property values in once-desirable neighborhoods are plummeting.

The entertainment industry elites who championed the very policies creating this chaos are now experiencing the consequences firsthand. Perhaps there’s poetic justice in that—though innocent victims don’t deserve to suffer because of others’ ideological delusions.

Stewart’s candid acknowledgment that “everyone I know has gotten robbed” should serve as a wake-up call. When crime becomes so normalized that residents simply expect repeated victimization, society has fundamentally failed.

Los Angeles needs leaders willing to support law enforcement, prosecute criminals aggressively, and prioritize public safety over progressive virtue signaling. Until that happens, expect more Hollywood stars—and regular citizens—to wake up and find their homes ransacked, their security asleep, and their elected officials nowhere to be found.

The question isn’t whether LA can solve its crime crisis. The question is whether its leadership possesses the political will to do so before more innocent people are victimized—or worse.