# Why is the TV show Cops not filmed in San Diego or Los Angeles much any more? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 11, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-tv-show-cops-not-filmed-in-san-diego-or-los-angeles-much-any-more/757156 "2016-06-11T22:26:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sweat209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-tv-show-cops-not-filmed-in-san-diego-or-los-angeles-much-any-more/757156/1 "2016-06-11T22:26:58Z")
Why is the TV show cops not film in San Diego or Los Angeles much any more? The TV show Cops on the fox channel that later moved to the spike channel, they don’t seem to be filming any more in San Diego or Los Angeles. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-tv-show-cops-not-filmed-in-san-diego-or-los-angeles-much-any-more/757156/2 "2016-06-11T23:29:23Z")
I’m not sure what this is supposed to be, but I’m closing it. **sweat209** , please PM me if you can make this clear enough to re-open. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-tv-show-cops-not-filmed-in-san-diego-or-los-angeles-much-any-more/757156/3 "2016-06-14T14:15:50Z")
After some discussion with **sweat209** , the OP has been revised to remove the links and hopefully generate an on-point discussion. I’ve also relocated the thread to Cafe Society from IMHO, as the topic revolves around a TV show. **sweat209** , let me know if you don’t think this properly reflects what we discussed. And feel free to add back in your reasons for why you don’t think the show is filmed in those cities any longer. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-tv-show-cops-not-filmed-in-san-diego-or-los-angeles-much-any-more/757156/4 "2016-06-14T17:08:07Z")
Not that [this](http://mentalfloss.com/article/19326/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-cops) page is much of a cite, but I had heard this explanation before in an interview with the series creator. > [@](#): > > The COPS crew doesn’t just show up at a random police precinct; they only film on location when they’re invited by either a city’s mayor, police chief or other official. So my guess is that they haven’t been invited back to LA or San Diego ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-tv-show-cops-not-filmed-in-san-diego-or-los-angeles-much-any-more/757156/5 "2016-06-14T17:14:48Z")
They went to Camden County, though. Twice. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-tv-show-cops-not-filmed-in-san-diego-or-los-angeles-much-any-more/757156/6 "2016-06-14T20:04:41Z")
But have they gone back to Omaha? > [@](#): > > A crew member of the reality-television show “Cops” was struck by “friendly fire” and died during a chaotic shooting in Omaha. Bryce Dion, 38, of Boston, the audio supervisor for “Cops,” is the first crew member of the 25-year-old TV show to be killed while filming police in action, executives with the show’s production company said. > > The chaos started with a reported armed robbery in a Wendy’s restaurant Tuesday. Roxanna Galloway, the restaurant’s assistant manager, said she was working when Cortez Washington, 32, entered. “He just kept telling me, ‘Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up’ the whole time, while having the gun pointed at me,” Galloway said. > Police arrived, with Dion and another “Cops” crew member with them, filming the tense scene. Police say Washington fired first, but when officers shot back, they say Dion got caught in the crossfire. Dion was struck by a single bullet despite his wearing a bullet-proof vest. > **['Cops' Crew Member Killed in Omaha Police Shooting](https://abcnews.go.com/US/cops-crew-member-killed-omaha-police-shooting/story?id=25155611)** > > A crew member of the reality television show “Cops” was struck by “friendly fire” and died during a chaotic shooting in Omaha.