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Reported Crimes by Jurisdiction
Los Angeles County, 1997

Including Non-Municipal Police/Sheriff Jurisdictions


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1997 REPORTED VIOLENT CRIMES

For crimes to population, see: City Population Estimates by Year

Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
County Total* 106,673 1,176 2,846 38,601 64,050
Agoura Hills 63 0 4 8 51
Alhambra 329 3 10 210 106
Arcadia 175 1 2 87 85
Artesia 139 1 3 77 58
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Avalon 20 0 1 0 19
Azusa 224 1 4 113 106
Baldwin Park 336 8 17 120 191
Bell 224 9 6 133 76
Bell Gardens 342 6 9 166 161
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Bellflower 990 4 30 343 613
Beverly Hills 170 1 5 116 48
Bradbury 1 0 1 0 0
Burbank 351 0 14 130 207
Calabasas 73 1 4 14 54
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Carson 1,012 10 17 286 699
Cerritos 349 0 8 153 188
Claremont 74 0 4 40 30
Commerce 237 4 5 107 121
Compton 1,589 65 28 806 690
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Covina 165 1 30 76 58
Cudahy 258 3 3 62 190
Culver City 203 3 10 140 50
Diamond Bar 246 3 7 64 172
Downey 471 7 30 303 131
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Duarte 126 1 1 28 96
El Monte 1,114 7 35 532 540
El Segundo 52 0 2 23 27
Gardena 757 8 19 430 300
Glendale 694 6 21 256 411
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Glendora 101 1 8 39 53
Hawaiian Gardens 139 3 11 38 87
Hawthorne 1,239 11 36 485 707
Hermosa Beach 70 0 8 19 43
Hidden Hills 14 0 2 4 8
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Huntington Park 795 8 15 580 192
Industry 205 0 3 82 120
Inglewood 1,631 25 61 735 810
Irwindale 32 0 1 11 20
La Cañada Flintridge 55 1 1 22 31
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
La Habra Heights 7 0 0 0 7
La Mirada 215 0 7 58 150
La Puente 362 3 13 69 277
La Verne 68 0 4 31 33
Lakewood 579 3 18 234 324
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Lancaster 1,529 7 52 341 1,129
Lawndale 439 2 9 170 258
Lomita 204 0 4 38 162
Long Beach 4,208 57 125 1,849 2,177
Los Angeles 56,538 576 1,413 20,506 34,043
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Lynwood 1,080 25 26 384 645
Malibu 110 1 6 14 89
Manhattan Beach 86 2 4 40 40
Maywood 176 3 3 77 93
Monrovia 196 0 9 70 117
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Montebello 449 6 10 177 256
Monterey Park 316 3 10 176 127
Norwalk 1,097 8 30 286 773
Palmdale 1,246 6 46 275 919
Palos Verdes Estates 6 0 0 6 0
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Paramount 828 10 12 311 495
Pasadena 1,121 12 33 466 610
Pico Rivera 595 9 8 134 444
Pomona 1,678 34 57 477 1,110
Rancho Palos Verdes 74 0 4 15 55
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Redondo Beach 267 3 14 111 139
Rolling Hills 8 0 0 0 8
Rolling Hills Estates 31 0 2 9 20
Rosemead 509 4 6 194 305
San Dimas 163 0 6 37 120
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
San Fernando 151 4 8 80 59
San Gabriel 261 2 5 125 129
San Marino 6 0 0 5 1
Santa Clarita 605 2 24 68 511
Santa Fe Springs 187 7 3 88 89
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Santa Monica 835 1 39 393 402
Sierra Madre 11 0 0 3 8
Signal Hill 69 2 2 38 27
South El Monte 228 4 4 63 157
South Gate 733 11 21 401 300
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
South Pasadena 99 1 0 42 56
Temple City 155 0 6 44 105
Torrance 567 2 23 314 228
Vernon 111 0 2 45 64
Walnut 84 1 2 24 57
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
West Covina 513 8 25 237 243
West Hollywood 503 4 7 204 288
Westlake Village 15 0 1 4 10
Whittier 322 5 17 126 174
Unincorporated Areas 11,427 146 235 2,721 8,325
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
CA Highway Patrol - Los Angeles 163 0 0 7 156
Cal Poly - Pomona 10 0 2 3 5
CSU Dominguez Hills 3 0 1 2 0
CSU Long Beach 15 0 0 5 10
CSU Los Angeles 10 0 1 5 4
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
CSU Northridge 13 0 2 6 5
El Camino College 8 0 1 3 4
Lanterman Developmental Center 1 0 0 0 1
Los Angeles City College 10 0 0 6 4
Los Angeles Transit Serv. Bureau 40 0 0 10 30
Jurisdiction Total Violent Crimes Homicide Rape (Forcible Rape prior to 2014) Robbery Aggravated Assault
Metropolitan Trans. Authority (MTA) 223 0 1 123 99
Pasadena Community College 3 0 2 0 1
UC Los Angeles 32 0 5 13 14
Union Pacific RR - Los Angeles 10 0 0 0 10

* "County Total" also includes crimes reported by state police agencies and police agencies at colleges, transit systems, railroads, and those not attributed to a city jurisdiction.

Source: California Department of Justice


1997 REPORTED PROPERTY CRIMES

City Population Estimates by Year

Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
County Total* 339,058 76,585 79,771 182,702 5,154
Agoura Hills 387 90 46 251 6
Alhambra 2,425 585 536 1,304 38
Arcadia 1,649 424 148 1,077 5
Artesia 523 119 146 258 5
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Avalon 262 39 43 180 0
Azusa 1,335 253 262 820 10
Baldwin Park 1,415 435 506 474 15
Bell 684 185 263 236 2
Bell Gardens 1,304 378 516 410 8
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Bellflower 2,740 624 808 1,308 22
Beverly Hills 1,753 392 149 1,212 2
Bradbury 17 14 1 2 0
Burbank 3,443 557 781 2,105 11
Calabasas 297 83 30 184 3
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Carson 2,867 671 769 1,427 46
Cerritos 2,957 535 855 1,567 20
Claremont 997 257 110 630 8
Commerce 1,242 161 474 607 9
Compton 3,577 1,247 1,103 1,227 18
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Covina 1,396 284 366 746 6
Cudahy 386 89 140 157 7
Culver City 1,556 294 280 982 0
Diamond Bar 1,088 279 200 609 4
Downey 3,975 763 1,247 1,965 34
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Duarte 504 142 84 278 0
El Monte 2,973 768 872 1,333 42
El Segundo 847 140 116 591 1
Gardena 1,913 484 620 809 27
Glendale 5,121 987 1,035 3,099 50
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Glendora 1,038 230 94 714 6
Hawaiian Gardens 500 203 84 213 0
Hawthorne 3,440 688 753 1,999 13
Hermosa Beach 784 164 103 517 0
Hidden Hills 76 17 12 47 1
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Huntington Park 2,271 350 1,041 880 16
Industry 1,699 188 483 1,028 11
Inglewood 3,971 1,088 1,263 1,620 39
Irwindale 186 81 37 68 5
La Cañada Flintridge 377 138 46 193 4
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
La Habra Heights 72 26 6 40 3
La Mirada 978 233 202 543 8
La Puente 871 212 262 397 9
La Verne 823 164 100 559 6
Lakewood 2,766 494 729 1,543 18
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Lancaster 4,978 1,623 857 2,498 51
Lawndale 859 222 222 415 9
Lomita 525 157 85 283 5
Long Beach 17,610 4,295 4,231 9,084 175
Los Angeles 148,018 30,195 35,218 82,605 3,320
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Lynwood 1,904 578 753 573 27
Malibu 380 94 43 243 4
Manhattan Beach 1,530 336 141 1,053 2
Maywood 638 127 184 327 1
Monrovia 1,077 270 156 651 9
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Montebello 2,390 321 682 1,387 52
Monterey Park 1,778 397 524 857 2
Norwalk 3,192 645 1,135 1,412 27
Palmdale 4,377 1,146 800 2,431 37
Palos Verdes Estates 152 65 10 77 1
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Paramount 2,627 694 793 1,140 38
Pasadena 5,280 1,212 657 3,411 85
Pico Rivera 1,492 311 442 739 23
Pomona 5,192 1,344 1,277 2,571 56
Rancho Palos Verdes 664 238 123 303 10
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Redondo Beach 2,231 509 351 1,371 1
Rolling Hills 9 5 0 4 0
Rolling Hills Estates 269 109 9 151 0
Rosemead 1,508 508 343 657 11
San Dimas 827 227 110 490 11
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
San Fernando 897 151 283 463 2
San Gabriel 963 274 168 521 12
San Marino 181 58 11 112 0
Santa Clarita 2,309 608 329 1,372 35
Santa Fe Springs 1,332 235 356 741 8
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Santa Monica 5,571 767 799 4,005 67
Sierra Madre 103 32 14 57 1
Signal Hill 757 183 118 456 0
South El Monte 678 202 144 332 2
South Gate 2,774 628 1,215 931 16
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
South Pasadena 690 178 51 461 11
Temple City 528 193 82 253 1
Torrance 5,132 1,042 962 3,128 14
Vernon 669 65 232 372 3
Walnut 538 142 72 324 7
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
West Covina 4,444 695 892 2,857 23
West Hollywood 2,155 351 486 1,318 10
Westlake Village 139 44 11 84 3
Whittier 2,686 555 394 1,737 18
Unincorporated Areas 21,115 6,273 5,617 9,225 419
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
CA Highway Patrol - Los Angeles 427 29 346 52 0
Cal Poly - Pomona 303 36 34 233 1
CSU Dominguez Hills 66 10 8 48 0
CSU Long Beach 351 52 33 266 1
CSU Los Angeles 293 82 22 189 2
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
CSU Northridge 357 32 36 289 0
El Camino College 320 22 30 268 0
Lanterman Developmental Center 2 1 0 1 0
Los Angeles City College 97 28 15 54 0
Los Angeles Transit Serv. Bureau 26 2 2 22 0
Jurisdiction Total Property Crimes (Except Arson) Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny-Theft Arson
Metropolitan Trans. Authority (MTA) 431 15 34 382 1
Pasadena Community College 204 24 4 176 0
UC Los Angeles 1,322 217 104 1,001 1
Union Pacific RR - Los Angeles 2,206 2,176 0 30 1

* "County Total" also includes crimes reported by state police agencies and police agencies at colleges, transit systems, railroads, and those not attributed to a city jurisdiction.

Source: California Department of Justice