Full Notification

Over 100 pages of details showing 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 2010 reported crime statistics compared to 2009 and compared to five years ago (2005). 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.)

As of the end of November 2010, preliminary crime data shows that criminal homicides in Sheriff’s patrol areas have decreased by 12.5 percent, compared to the same year-to-date period last year (191 homicides last year compared to 169 this year). This follows a five-year continuous decrease, resulting in a 50.49 percent decrease in homicides compared to five years ago, and the lowest homicide rate since 1975.

Most notable, were decreases in homicides in the Compton Station area (including the city of Compton and nearby unincorporated areas) and Century Station area (which includes the city of Lynwood and nearby unincorporated areas). Compton Station homicides have reduced by 31.6 percent, with 38 homicides last year compared to 26 this year. Century Station had 32 homicides during the same period last year, as compared to 24 homicides this year, for a 25 percent decrease.

Reported incidents of violent crimes (Part I) have declined 1.4 percent, and serious property crimes reported (Part I) have declined by 3.14 percent in Sheriff’s patrol areas countywide, compared to last year at this time. These numbers combine to show a 2.79 percent decrease in overall Part I crimes. Sheriff’s stations experiencing the most significant decreases in overall violent crimes (Part I) over the same period last year included Walnut Station at 22.8 percent, Industry Station at 23.16 percent, Marina del Rey Station at 22.9 percent and Altadena Station at 18.8 percent.

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

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To access the new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Online Tool that makes decades of crime statistics research easier, go to http://bit.ly/hA9cUD and logon to the following links: UCR Data Tool; Crime Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program; Crime in the United States, 2009.





Mike Parker, Captain
Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
(323) 267-4800
www.lasd.org


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