• 3,200: Number of police officers on hand for Jackson’s private service at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills and public ceremony at Staples Center. The last time that many officers were deployed in LA was for the 1984 Olympics.
• 1 a.m.: Time that fans started gathering outside Staples Center on Tuesday morning.
• $4 million:Expected boost to the LA economy in the form of hotel billings, rates, restaurant tabs and souvenir sales in the days surrounding Jackson’s memorial, according to Jack Kyser, chief economist for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.
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