Information Detail
9/17/2013
Violent and overall crime decreases in LASD area in first 8 months of 2013 compared to 2012. Property crime increases. Overall 5 year decrease in crime continues.
119 pages of details showing preliminary reported crime statistics for the unincorporated communities and 42 contract cities policed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department can be found at www.lasd.org.
119 pages of details showing preliminary reported crime statistics for the unincorporated communities and 42 contract cities policed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department can be found at www.lasd.org. Visit the Crime Prevention and Information page or access them directly at:
http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_148405.pdf
These include year-to-date (YTD) August 2013 preliminary reported crime statistics compared to 2012 and compared to five years ago (2008). Reported crimes for each sheriff's station and city include homicides, robberies, burglaries, etc. To review the statistics, open the file, right click with your computer mouse and use the search engine:
http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_148405.pdf
As of the end of August 2013, preliminary reported crime data shows that reported overall incidents of violent crimes (Part 1) have decreased 8.13 percent, and property crimes reported (Part I) have increased by 1.39 percent in Sheriffs patrol areas countywide, compared to last year at this time. These numbers combine to show a .40 percent decrease in overall Part I crimes.
In comparison, the five year (2013/2008) change in YTD crime rate for August, preliminary crime data shows that overall incidents of violent crimes reported (Part 1) have decreased by 25.59 percent, and property crimes reported (Part 1) have decreased by 9.97 percent in Sheriffs patrol areas countywide, compared to five years ago. These numbers combined to show a 13.13 percent decrease in overall Part 1 crimes.
To help prevent car burglaries, PLEASE always lock your car doors and do not leave property that looks valuable in plain sight in your car.
As of the end of August 2013, preliminary reported crime data shows that criminal homicides increased by 2.63% in Sheriffs patrol areas (112 YTD in 2013 compared to 109 YTD in 2012), and have decreased by 33.90% compared to five years ago (175 YTD in 2008). 2012 had the lowest homicide rate (allowing for population changes) in Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department patrol areas since 1965.
Population source for crime rates per 10,000 population: 2001- 2009 population projections from the Chief Administrative Officer's (CAO) Office of Urban Research and California Department of Finance. 2011 and 2012 Year-To-Date (YTD) population source from the 2010 United States Census Population count.
Note: The LASD East Los Angeles Station has policed the unincorporated area of East Los Angeles and the city of Commerce for many years. Beginning July 1, 2010, East Los Angeles Station added the policing of the cities of Maywood and Cudahy. This should be considered when comparing 2012/2013 crime statistics to 2008.
To view the LASD 1960-2012 homicides and ratios, and 1960-2012 charts of Part 1 crimes and rates on the official website of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department (http://www.lasd.org), click on the following link:
http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_189085.pdf
You do not need to wait to see the monthly crime statistics summary. Continuously available expanded crime mapping for Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department patrol areas is available at www.Crimemapping.com and www.lasd.org at:
http://sheriff.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/lasd/crimeprevention/
Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local sheriffs station. Or, if you wish to remain anonymous, call LA Crime Stoppers by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
To access the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) national Online Tool that makes decades of crime statistics research easier, go to:
http://sheriff.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/lasd/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gLAwgwcjfzdDPw9Hf3dAswNjcyCDLRDwfpwK3CyRwib4ADOBro-3nk56bqF2Rnpzk6KioCAMV4niQ!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfOTAwMEdPQlMyRzZNOTBJQ1Q2S1Y0UDFPMzA!/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/lasd+content/lasd+site/home/home+top+stories/fbi_crime_tool and logon to the following links: UCR Data Tool; Crime Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program; Crime in the United States, 2009.
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Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff
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