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Reported Crime Numbers & Crime Rates
Los Angeles County
1985-2025

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Reported Violent Crimes

Crime, Crime Rates, Los Angeles County

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Crime rate is per 100,000 population†

Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2025 Number 53,447 487 3,039 14,699 35,222
Crime Rate† 539.8 4.9 30.7 148.5 355.7
2024 Number 58,141 598 3,313 17,202 37,028
Crime Rate† 590.3 6.1 33.6 174.7 376.0
2023 Number 61,193 683 3,654 17,635 39,221
Crime Rate† 622.2 6.9 37.2 179.3 398.8
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2022 Number 61,016 739 3,869 17,438 38,970
Crime Rate† 620.4 7.5 39.3 177.3 396.3
2021 Number 58,177 841 3,918 15,642 37,776
Crime Rate† 585.2 8.5 39.4 157.3 380.0
2020 Number 54,600 677 3,756 15,221 34,946
Crime Rate† 545.2 6.8 37.5 152.0 349.0
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2019 Number 56,416 508 4,169 18,607 33,132
Crime Rate† 555.1 5.0 41.0 183.1 326.0
2018 Number 58,567 570 4,489 19,480 34,028
Crime Rate† 574.6 5.6 44.0 191.1 333.9
2017 Number 59,924 580 4,302 21,089 33,953
Crime Rate† 588.6 5.7 42.3 207.1 333.5
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2016 Number 56,351 622 4,153 20,147 31,429
Crime Rate† 555.2 6.1 40.9 198.5 309.6
2015 Number 50,466 592 3,913 17,682 28,279
Crime Rate† 498.4 5.8 38.6 174.6 279.3
2014 Number 42,725 526 2,224 16,191 23,784
Crime Rate† 423.9 5.2 22.1 160.6 236.0
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2013 Number 40,384 543 1,752 16,783 21,306
Crime Rate† 402.8 5.4 17.5 167.4 212.5
2012 Number 44,556 600 1,976 18,923 23,057
Crime Rate† 447.5 6.0 19.8 190.0 231.6
2011 Number 46,116 569 1,904 19,905 23,738
Crime Rate† 466.7 5.8 19.3 201.4 240.2
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2010 Number 50,223 617 2,070 21,891 25,645
Crime Rate† 511.3 6.3 21.1 222.9 261.1
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
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2007 Number 63,397 863 2,285 27,680 32,569
Crime Rate† 648.2 8.8 23.4 283.0 333.0
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
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2004 Number 76,652 1,038 2,483 26,565 46,566
Crime Rate† 781.6 10.6 25.3 270.9 474.8
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
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
2001 Number 89,810 1,070 2,791 30,254 55,695
Crime Rate† 936.5 11.2 29.1 315.5 580.8
2000 Number 90,037 1,000 2,761 28,416 57,860
Crime Rate† 950.0 10.6 29.1 299.8 610.5
1999 Number 86,243 891 2,565 27,825 54,962
Crime Rate† 924.3 9.5 27.5 298.2 589.1
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
1998 Number 94,164 959 2,724 31,041 59,440
Crime Rate† 1,020.7 10.4 29.5 336.5 644.3
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
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
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
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
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
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
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† 1,764.4 20.0 47.7 714.3 982.4
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
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
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
Year Measure Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape* Robbery Aggravated Assault
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

* Designated "forcible rape" (not statutory rape) prior to 2014
† Crime rate is number of crimes per 100,000 population. It is the calculated 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

Crime rate is per 100,000 population†

Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
2025 Number 221,486 42,011 46,093 133,382 1,769
Crime Rate† 2,237.0 424.3 465.5 1,347.2 17.9
2024 Number 245,220 38,79409 55,881 150,412 1,698
Crime Rate† 2,489.9 390.3 588.4567 1,532.2 17.2
2023 Number 256,613 39,539 61,024 156,050 1,438
Crime Rate† 2,609.4 402.1 620.5 1,586.8 14.6
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
2022 Number 244,083 39,799 57,872 146,412 3,203
Crime Rate† 2,481.9 404.7 588.5 1,488.8 32.6
2021 Number 227,695 35,811 58,224 133,660 4,810
Crime Rate† 2,290.2 360.2 585.6 1,344.4 48.4
2020 Number 213,377 36,725 49,554 127,098 4,271
Crime Rate† 2,130.8 366.7 494.8 1,269.2 42.7
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
2019 Number 224,192 37,987 37,429 148,776 2,711
Crime Rate† 2,205.9 373.8 368.3 1,463.9 26.7
2018 Number 237,814 42,552 41,412 153,850 2,684
Crime Rate† 2,333.2 417.5 406.3 1,509.4 26.3
2017 Number 248,714 46,972 47,406 154,336 2,529
Crime Rate† 2,442.9 461.4 465.6 1,515.9 24.8
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
2016 Number 252,224 46,918 47,496 157,810 2,360
Crime Rate† 2,484.9 462.2 467.9 1,554.7 23.3
2015 Number 240,050 45,396 43,889 150,765 2,079
Crime Rate† 2,370.9 448.4 433.5 1,489.1 20.5
2014 Number 217,493 44,224 36,586 136,683 1,968
Crime Rate† 2,157.9 438.8 363.0 1,356.1 19.5
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
2013 Number 228,419 48,172 38,935 141,312 2,261
Crime Rate† 2,278.3 480.5 388.4 1,409.5 22.6
2012 Number 232,266 49,107 40,555 142,604 2,334
Crime Rate† 2,332.7 493.2 407.3 1,432.2 23.4
2011 Number 228,174 49,336 40,482 138,356 2,289
Crime Rate† 2,309.2 499.3 409.7 1,400.2 23.2
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
2010 Number 233,131 49,176 43,403 140,552 2,251
Crime Rate† 2,373.5 500.7 441.9 1,431.0 22.9
2009 Number 241,857 50,558 46,710 144,589 2,815
Crime Rate† 2,467.7 515.8 476.6 1,475.2 28.7
2008 Number 259,682 54,532 56,571 148,579 3,371
Crime Rate† 2,653.7 557.3 578.1 1,518.4 34.4
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
2007 Number 266,123 55,014 59,684 151,425 3,753
Crime Rate† 2,720.9 562.5 610.2 1,548.2 38.4
2006 Number 269,335 55,499 64,698 149,138 3,801
Crime Rate† 2,748.7 566.4 660.3 1,522.0 38.8
2005 Number 286,163 58,861 70,621 156,681 3,783
Crime Rate† 2,915.2 599.6 719.4 1,596.2 38.5
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
2004 Number 297,521 59,425 72,125 165,971 3,682
Crime Rate† 3,033.8 605.9 735.4 1,692.4 37.5
2003 Number 307,294 60,277 75,236 171,781 3,999
Crime Rate† 3,149.5 617.8 771.1 1,760.6 41.0
2002 Number 305,532 62,055 71,967 171,510 4,167
Crime Rate† 3,156.6 641.1 743.5 1,771.9 43.1
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
2001 Number 301,220 61,526 67,909 171,785 4,411
Crime Rate† 3,141.0 641.6 708.1 1,791.3 46.0
2000 Number 289,464 60,597 64,265 164,602 4,271
Crime Rate† 3,054.2 639.4 678.1 1,736.7 45.1
1999 Number 277,939 57,228 57,355 163,356 4,154
Crime Rate† 2,978.9 613.4 614.7 1,750.8 44.5
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
1998 Number 306,872 67,584 65,239 174,049 4,255
Crime Rate† 3,326.2 732.6 707.1 1,886.5 46.1
1997 Number 339,058 76,585 79,771 182,702 5,154
Crime Rate† 3,706.7 837.3 872.1 1,997.4 56.3
1996 Number 386,432 87,279 90,571 208,582 5,678
Crime Rate† 4,244.3 958.6 994.8 2,290.9 62.4
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
1995 Number 433,979 96,768 102,320 234,891 5,431
Crime Rate† 4,767.0 1,062.9 1,123.9 2,580.1 59.7
1994 Number 453,796 104,011 113,027 236,758 6,924
Crime Rate† 4,989.4 1,143.6 1,242.7 2,603.1 76.1
1993 Number 490,882 116,374 126,053 248,455 8,181
Crime Rate† 5,410.9 1,282.8 1,389.4 2,738.7 90.2
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
1992 Number 517,495 128,732 133,257 255,506 9,920
Crime Rate† 5,744.8 1,429.1 1,479.3 2,836.4 110.1
1991 Number 527,198 129,124 132,408 265,666 8,157
Crime Rate† 5,918.1 1,449.5 1,486.3 2,982.2 91.6
1990 Number 506,009 123,144 126,923 255,942 8,774
Crime Rate† 5,728.9 1,394.2 1,437.0 2,897.7 99.3
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
1989 Number 513,313 122,405 126,756 264,152 8,635
Crime Rate† 5,895.9 1,406.0 1,455.9 3,034.1 99.2
1988 Number 475,713 118,854 112,376 244,483 8,841
Crime Rate† 5,541.0 1,384.4 1,308.9 2,847.7 103.0
1987 Number 462,035 121,839 105,968 234,228 8,370
Crime Rate† 5,466.4 1,441.5 1,253.7 2,771.2 99.0
Year Measure Total Property Crimes (not including Arson) Burglary Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson‡
1986 Number 500,362 143,528 101,983 254,851 8,260
Crime Rate† 6,038.6 1,732.2 1,230.8 3,075.6 99.7
1985 Number 488,535 143,524 90,050 254,961 8,557
Crime Rate† 6,015.7 1,767.3 1,108.9 3,139.5 105.4

† Crime rate is number of crimes per 100,000 population. It is the calculated 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.
‡ Arson crimes, although crimes involving property, are not counted as Property Crimes, because the motivation for the crime is not to take property, but, rather, to destroy it. Instead, arson is counted as its own category.

Source: California Dept. of Justice