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Reported Crime Numbers & Crime Rates
Los Angeles County
1985-2021

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Reported Violent Crimes

Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2021 Number 58,177 841 3,918 15,642 37,776
Crime Rate 585.8 8.5 39.5 157.5 380.4
2020 Number 54,600 677 3,756 15,221 34,946
Crime Rate 545.2 6.8 37.5 152.0 349.0
2019 Number 56,416 508 4,169 18,607 33,132
Crime Rate 554.6 5.0 41.0 192.9 325.7
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2018 Number 58,567 570 4,489 19,480 34,028
Crime Rate 571.1 5.6 43.8 190.0 331.8
2017 Number 59,924 580 4,302 21,089 33,953
Crime Rate 585.9 5.7 42.1 206.2 332.0
2016 Number 56,351 622 4,153 20,147 31,429
Crime Rate 553.2 6.1 40.8 197.8 308.6
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2015 Number 50,466 592 3,913 17,682 28,279
Crime Rate 496.9 5.8 38.5 174.1 278.5
2014 Number 42,725 526 2,224 16,191 23,784
Crime Rate 423.1 5.2 22.0 160.3 235.5
2013 Number 40,384 543 1,752 16,783 21,306
Crime Rate 402.2 5.4 17.4 167.1 212.2
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2012 Number 44,556 600 1,976 18,923 23,057
Crime Rate 446.8 6.0 19.8 189.7 231.2
2011 Number 46,116 569 1,904 19,905 23,738
Crime Rate 466.5 5.8 19.3 201.3 240.1
2010 Number 50,223 617 2,070 21,891 25,645
Crime Rate 511.5 6.3 21.1 223.0 261.2
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2009 Number 54,747 699 2,114 24,528 27,406
Crime Rate 558.6 7.1 21.6 250.3 279.6
2008 Number 59,788 806 2,173 26,731 30,078
Crime Rate 611.0 8.2 22.2 273.2 307.4
2007 Number 63,397 863 2,285 27,680 32,569
Crime Rate 648.2 8.8 23.4 283.0 333.0
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2006 Number 65,047 1,012 2,342 27,726 33,967
Crime Rate 663.8 10.3 23.9 283.0 346.7
2005 Number 66,350 1,068 2,384 26,694 36,204
Crime Rate 675.9 10.9 24.3 271.9 368.8
2004 Number 76,652 1,038 2,483 26,565 46,566
Crime Rate 781.6 10.6 25.3 270.9 474.8
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2003 Number 84,670 1,053 2,586 28,962 52,069
Crime Rate 867.8 10.8 26.5 296.8 533.7
2002 Number 89,058 1,162 2,894 29,994 55,008
Crime Rate 920.1 12.0 29.9 309.9 568.3
2001 Number 89,810 1,070 2,791 30,254 55,695
Crime Rate 936.5 11.2 29.1 315.5 580.8
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2000 Number 90,037 1,000 2,761 28,416 57,860
Crime Rate 945.8 10.5 29.0 298.5 607.8
1999 Number 86,243 891 2,565 27,825 54,962
Crime Rate 924.3 9.5 27.5 298.2 589.1
1998 Number 94,164 959 2,724 31,041 59,440
Crime Rate 1,020.7 10.4 29.5 336.5 644.3
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
1997 Number 106,673 1,176 2,846 38,601 64,050
Crime Rate 1,166.2 12.9 31.1 422.0 700.2
1996 Number 118,602 1,398 3,035 46,177 67,992
Crime Rate 1,302.6 15.4 33.3 507.2 746.8
1995 Number 130,824 1,682 3,179 52,389 73,574
Crime Rate 1,437.0 18.5 34.9 575.5 808.2
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
1994 Number 138,125 1,669 3,188 56,116 77,152
Crime Rate 1,518.7 18.4 35.1 617.0 848.3
1993 Number 153,876 1,944 3,688 65,994 82,250
Crime Rate 1,696.1 21.4 40.7 727.4 906.6
1992 Number 163,513 1,919 3,865 68,959 88,770
Crime Rate 1,815.2 21.3 42.9 765.5 985.5
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
1991 Number 162,497 1,856 4,114 67,876 88,651
Crime Rate 1,824.1 20.8 46.2 761.9 995.2
1990 Number 155,845 1,768 4,215 63,094 86,768
Crime Rate 1,758.4 19.9 47.6 711.9 979.0
1989 Number 141,137 1,587 4,006 54,340 81,204
Crime Rate 1,621.1 18.2 46.0 624.2 932.7
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
1988 Number 121,115 1,349 3,988 46,064 69,714
Crime Rate 1,410.7 15.7 46.5 536.5 812.0
1987 Number 114,992 1,412 4,276 44,318 64,986
Crime Rate 1,360.5 16.7 50.6 524.3 768.9
1986 Number 115,818 1,408 4,428 49,376 60,606
Crime Rate 1,397.7 17.0 53.4 595.9 731.4
1985 Number 95,908 1,326 4,448 47,323 42,811
Crime Rate 1,181.0 16.3 54.8 582.7 527.2

* Forcible rape (not statutory rape)
† Crime rate is calculated as the result of Number of Crimes divided by population number (annual population estimates reported by the California Department of Finance or, when years end in "0", decennial census numbers from the U.S. Census) and then multiplied by 100,000.

Source: California Dept. of Justice


Reported Property Crimes & Arson

Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
2021 Number 227,695 35,811 58,224 3,999 133,660
Crime Rate 2,292.7 360.6 586.3 1,245.8 48.4
2020 Number 213,377 36,725 4,810 71,967 127,098
Crime Rate 2,130.8 366.7 494.8 1,269.2 42.7
2019 Number 224,192 37,987 49,554 4,167 148,776
Crime Rate 2,203.8 373.4 367.9 1,462.5 26.6
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
2018 Number 237,814 42,552 4,271 67,909 153,850
Crime Rate 2,319.1 415.0 403.8 1,500.3 26.2
2017 Number 248,714 46,972 37,429 4,411 154,336
Crime Rate 2,432.0 459.3 463.5 1,509.1 24.7
2016 Number 252,224 46,918 2,711 64,265 157,810
Crime Rate 2,476.2 460.6 466.3 1,549.3 23.2
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
2015 Number 240,050 45,396 41,412 4,271 150,765
Crime Rate 2,363.7 447.0 432.2 1,484.5 20.5
2014 Number 217,493 44,224 2,684 57,355 136,683
Crime Rate 2,153.6 437.9 362.3 1,353.4 19.5
2013 Number 228,419 48,172 47,406 4,154 141,312
Crime Rate 2,274.9 479.8 387.8 1,407.4 22.5
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
2012 Number 232,266 49,107 2,529 65,239 142,604
Crime Rate 2,329.0 492.4 406.7 1,430.0 23.4
2011 Number 228,174 49,336 47,496 4,255 138,356
Crime Rate 2,308.1 499.1 409.5 1,399.5 23.2
2010 Number 233,131 49,176 2,360 79,771 140,552
Crime Rate 2,374.4 500.8 442.0 1,431.5 22.9
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
2009 Number 241,857 50,558 43,889 5,154 144,589
Crime Rate 2,467.7 515.8 476.6 1,475.2 28.7
2008 Number 259,682 54,532 2,079 90,571 148,579
Crime Rate 2,653.7 557.3 578.1 1,518.4 34.4
2007 Number 266,123 55,014 36,586 5,678 151,425
Crime Rate 2,720.9 562.5 610.2 1,548.2 38.4
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
2006 Number 269,335 55,499 1,968 102,320 149,138
Crime Rate 2,748.7 566.4 660.3 1,522.0 38.8
2005 Number 286,163 58,861 38,935 5,431 156,681
Crime Rate 2,915.2 599.6 719.4 1,596.2 38.5
2004 Number 297,521 59,425 2,261 113,027 165,971
Crime Rate 3,033.8 605.9 735.4 1,692.4 37.5
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
2003 Number 307,294 60,277 40,555 6,924 171,781
Crime Rate 3,149.5 617.8 771.1 1,760.6 41.0
2002 Number 305,532 62,055 2,334 126,053 171,510
Crime Rate 3,156.6 641.1 743.5 1,771.9 43.1
2001 Number 301,220 61,526 40,482 8,181 171,785
Crime Rate 3,141.0 641.6 708.1 1,791.3 46.0
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
2000 Number 289,464 60,597 2,289 133,257 164,602
Crime Rate 3,040.8 636.6 675.1 1,729.1 44.9
1999 Number 277,939 57,228 43,403 9,920 163,356
Crime Rate 2,978.9 613.4 614.7 1,750.8 44.5
1998 Number 306,872 67,584 2,251 132,408 174,049
Crime Rate 3,326.2 732.6 707.1 1,886.5 46.1
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
1997 Number 339,058 76,585 46,710 8,157 182,702
Crime Rate 3,706.7 837.3 872.1 1,997.4 56.3
1996 Number 386,432 87,279 2,815 126,923 208,582
Crime Rate 4,244.3 958.6 994.8 2,290.9 62.4
1995 Number 433,979 96,768 56,571 8,774 234,891
Crime Rate 4,767.0 1,062.9 1,123.9 2,580.1 59.7
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
1994 Number 453,796 104,011 3,371 126,756 236,758
Crime Rate 4,989.4 1,143.6 1,242.7 2,603.1 76.1
1993 Number 490,882 116,374 59,684 8,635 248,455
Crime Rate 5,410.9 1,282.8 1,389.4 2,738.7 90.2
1992 Number 517,495 128,732 3,753 112,376 255,506
Crime Rate 5,744.8 1,429.1 1,479.3 2,836.4 110.1
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
1991 Number 527,198 129,124 64,698 8,841 265,666
Crime Rate 5,918.1 1,449.5 1,486.3 2,982.2 91.6
1990 Number 506,009 123,144 3,801 105,968 255,942
Crime Rate 5,709.2 1,389.4 1,432.0 2,887.7 99.0
1989 Number 513,313 122,405 70,621 8,370 264,152
Crime Rate 5,895.9 1,406.0 1,455.9 3,034.1 99.2
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
1988 Number 475,713 118,854 3,783 101,983 244,483
Crime Rate 5,541.0 1,384.4 1,308.9 2,847.7 103.0
1987 Number 462,035 121,839 72,125 8,260 234,228
Crime Rate 5,466.4 1,441.5 1,253.7 2,771.2 99.0
1986 Number 500,362 143,528 3,682 90,050 254,851
Crime Rate 6,038.6 1,732.2 1,230.8 3,075.6 99.7
1985 Number 488,535 143,524 75,236 8,557 254,961
Crime Rate 6,015.7 1,767.3 1,108.9 3,139.5 105.4

† Crime rate is calculated as the result of Number of Crimes divided by population number (annual population estimates reported by the California Department of Finance or, when years end in "0", decennial census numbers from the U.S. Census) and then multiplied by 100,000.

Source: California Dept. of Justice