COMPSTAT Citywide Profile

Crime Statistics April 25, 2009

VIOLENT CRIMES                2009**           2008**          % Chg

Homicide                             89*                130           -31.5%
Rape                                  237                 250             -5.2%
Robbery                            3969               3993            -0.6%
Agg Assaults **                  3518               3776             -6.8%
Total Violent Crimes       7,813             8,149           -4.1%

PROPERTY CRIMES

Burglary                               5682              5992            5.2%
BTFV                                   9283               9588          -3.2%
Personal/Other Theft          8222               8612           -4.5%
Auto Theft                         5689               6941          -18.0%
Total Property Crimes     28,876         31,133          -7.2%
Total Part I Crimes          36,689         39,282          -6.6%

* Numbers reflects a change in reclassification for Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) guidelines and numbers are adjusted accordingly.

** Prior to 2005, Aggravated Assaults included Child/Spousal Simple Assaults

Comments

[RobinHood]

I appreciate that LAPD focuses on reducing the number of reported crimes, rather than relying on arrest numbers as an indication of success. Our goal is safe streets, not crowded prisons. Thank you LAPD.

[This Bog is a Joke]

Posts and comments are few and far between. What happened to the good old days of timely postings?????