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

Community Message has been issued by the LASD - HQ Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff.


Friday June 10, 2011 8:00 AM PDT

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 (five 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 May 2011, preliminary reported crime data shows that reported overall incidents of violent crimes (Part 1) have declined 10.96 percent, and serious property crimes reported (Part I) have declined by 5.47 percent in Sheriff’s patrol areas countywide, compared to last year at this time. These numbers combine to show a 6.54 percent decrease in overall Part I crimes.

As of the end of May 2011, preliminary reported crime data shows that criminal homicides increased by two in Sheriff’s patrol areas(71 YTD in 2010 and 73 YTD in 2011), but have decreased by 35%. 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 http://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.

Identity Theft Prevention Safety Tips:
From the CRIME PREVENTION AND INFORMATION page of www.lasd.org, click on the following links for information on Identity Theft: http://sheriff.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/lasd/crimeprevention/ . From there, click on the FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT INFORMATION page to access the following links;

Victim’s Guide to ID Theft, LASD; http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_145188.pdf
Identity Theft-A growing concern; http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_145194.pdf
Identity Theft, Spanish; http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_145186.pdf
Preventing Identity Theft; http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_145196.pdf
Protecting Your Privacy; http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_145220.pdf
Identity Theft; http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_145192.pdf
Who,s Calling-Recognize and report Phone Fraud-English; http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_145216.pdf.
Who,s Calling-Recognize and report Phone Fraud-Spanish; http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_145217.pdf.
Use Common Sense to Spot a Con, NCPC; http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_145262.pdf.
Stopfraud.gov; http://www.stopfraud.gov/protect-massmarket.html
Victim’s Guide to Real Estate Fraud; http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_145248.pdf

Captain Mike Parker
Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau - Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
(323) 267-4800
SHBNewsroom@lasd.org
http://www.lasd.org/
Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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