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Overall crime declines in LASD area. YTD 2011 compared to 2010. Over 100 pages of detailed crime stats.

Over 100 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 (four month) 2011 preliminary reported crime statistics compared to 2010 and compared to five years ago (2006). 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 April 2011, preliminary reported crime data shows that reported overall incidents of violent crimes (Part 1) have declined 9.83 percent, and serious property crimes reported (Part I) have declined by 7.56 percent in Sheriff’s patrol areas countywide, compared to last year at this time. These numbers combine to show a 7.99 percent decrease in overall Part I crimes.

As of the end of April 2011, preliminary reported crime data shows that criminal homicides in Sheriff’s patrol areas have decreased by 5.26 percent (two homicides), compared to the same year-to-date (four-month) period last year (56 homicides last year compared to 54 this year). This follows a five-year overall decrease in homicides in 2010. 2010 had the lowest homicide rate (allowing for population changes) in Sheriff’s Department patrol areas since 1965.

To view the LASD 1960-2010 homicides and ratios, and 1960-2010 charts of Part 1 crimes and rates on the official website of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (http://www.lasd.org), click on the following link:

http://sheriff.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/lasd/media/detail/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/lasd+content/lasd+site/home/home+top+stories/homicide_rate_declines_2010

Expanded Crime Mapping for LA Sheriff’s patrol areas 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 sheriff’s 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.

Home burglary prevention safety tips:

1. Get to know your neighbors. Exchange names, phone numbers, emails, and other information that makes your neighborhood become closer as friends and neighbors. Consider starting a Neighborhood Watch group on your street.

2. Write down the license plate numbers and descriptions of strange vehicles and their occupants. Make a note of the time and day the vehicle was parked on your street.

3. Leave a light or stereo/TV on or use a timer for your lights if you will be away for a full day or longer.

3. Put a secondary lock on all windows.

4. Get and close heavy drapes -- especially on rooms where there is expensive equipment. Thin, sheer drapes allow burglars to look inside.

5. Install a peephole on all exterior doors. You’ll be able to see outside without opening the door.

6. Safety coat or frost all garage windows. Don’t let criminals see when your car is gone.

7. Make sure your garage side door is made of solid-core wood, reinforced steel, or fiberglass, and has a deadbolt lock. Padlock the throw-hatch on your garage door when you’re out of town and invest in a keychain remote opener.

8. Remove shrubs and trees from in front of windows so they can't hide possible intruders. Keep shrubs trimmed low.

9. Plant rosebushes or other thorny landscaping in front of all vulnerable windows. This makes getting close to such windows practically impossible.

10. Get a dog. A barking dog, whether inside the house or in the yard is the best deterrent to burglars.

11. Install motion detectors in areas where no one should be. This way, you know something isn't right when they go off.

12. Consider installing a security system. These systems are fairly inexpensive to put in.

13. Have the post office hold your mail while you are on vacation. As an alternative, ask one of your neighbors to bring in your mail and newspapers. Do not leave mail in your mail box to be picked up later. Take it to the post office or hand it personally to the postal service letter carrier.

14. Identify your valuables by engraving your drivers’ license number.

15. Photograph and record the serial numbers of all valuables.

16. Photocopy the contents of your wallet and other documents.

17. Store the copies in a safe deposit box or with a relative

18. Hide spare keys in less obvious places.

20. Pretend to be a burglar. Walk around your property and ask yourself: How would I break in? Examine your house from the street, where are the blind spots? What are the most vulnerable areas? Stand outside the windows and look in, make sure no valuables are visible. Most burglaries occur during the day through the back and
side doors when you are away.


Captain Mike Parker
Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau - Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
(323) 267-4800
[email protected]
www.lasd.org


Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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