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Crime Statistics
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Suicide rate in U.S. is up
Science |
October 21, 2008
After falling for more than a decade, the U.S. suicide rate has climbed steadily since 1999, driven by an alarming increase among middle-age adults, researchers said Monday. Read more
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Crime watch unites Westside
California | Local |
August 27, 2008
When Terri Tippit opened the door of her Rancho Park home last week, a man stood before her and introduced himself as part of a “literacy program.” Read more
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
West Los Angeles residents on alert over what they call a mini-crime wave
California | Local |
August 26, 2008
When Terri Tippit opened the door of her Rancho Park home last week, a man stood before her and introduced himself as part of a “literacy program.” Read more
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
2008 homicide toll in L.A. is slightly lower than this time last year
California | Local |
July 22, 2008
After rising nearly 40% earlier this year, killings in the city of Los Angeles have fallen below last year’s levels, according to LAPD statistics. Read more
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Violent crime, except homicide, down in L.A.
California | Local |
July 3, 2008
Violent crime in Los Angeles dropped 7.2% during the first half of 2008 compared to the same period last year – with the exception of homicides, which rose 4.3%, newly released crime statistics show. Read more
Thursday, June 19, 2008
California | Local |
June 19, 2008
Even as gang-related homicides have been dropping in the last several years, the proportion of such killings in which race was a factor has increased, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said Wednesday. Read more
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Homicide rise not race-based, LAPD says
California | Local |
March 19, 2008
Los Angeles Police Department officials, alarmed by the continued rise in the homicide rate this year, sought Tuesday to debunk the notion that racial animosity has been at the heart of many of the killings. Read more
Thursday, March 6, 2008
After 5 years of decline, L.A. homicide rate rising
California | Local |
March 6, 2008
Homicides in Los Angeles have sharply increased in the first two months of this year, reversing nearly five years of decline and posing a puzzling challenge for Police Chief William J. Bratton. Read more
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
41% of ‘07 killings end in arrest
California | Local |
February 19, 2008
Times reporters Jill Leovy and Doug Smith crunched the 2007 Los Angeles County homicide numbers to determine how many cases were solved. Read more
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Violent crimes drop 17% in parts of Ventura County
California | Local |
January 31, 2008
Property crime in areas patrolled by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department rose slightly in 2007, while violent crime dropped to its lowest level in years, authorities said Wednesday. Read more
Monday, January 14, 2008
Downward trend for homicides in Southland
California | Local |
January 14, 2008
The number of homicides in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties either saw a sharp drop or remained mostly unchanged last year compared to 2006, according to new crime statistics. Read more
Friday, January 4, 2008
Property crimes up in county
California | Local |
January 4, 2008
While homicide rates fell significantly, serious crime in the dozens of communities patrolled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department rose 4% overall in 2007 – prompting Sheriff Lee Baca to warn that a worsening economy could present a tough crime picture for 2008. Read more
Monday, December 24, 2007
Killings in L.A. sharply decline
California | Local |
December 24, 2007
Los Angeles is on track to end the year with fewer than 400
homicides for the first time in nearly four decades – a hopeful
milestone for a city so long associated with gangs, drive-by
shootings and sometimes random violence. Read more
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Man and boy killed in Compton shootings
California | Local |
December 23, 2007
A 44-year-old man and a boy, whose age was not known, were killed
in separate shootings in Compton on Saturday afternoon, Los Angeles
County Sheriff’s Department officials said. Read more
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Hate crimes decline in L.A., state
California | Local |
November 20, 2007
California and Los Angeles bucked a national trend last year by
reporting a slight drop in hate crimes, while law enforcement
agencies throughout the nation reported an 8% increase, according to
data released Monday. Read more
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Violent crime climbs in Bay Area
California | Local |
November 11, 2007
In a grim twist on the longtime rivalry between Northern and
Southern California, a group of Bay Area cities has won the
disturbing distinction of seeing violent crime rise as it continues
to plummet in Los Angeles. Read more
Friday, November 9, 2007
Japan’s police see no evil
World |
November 9, 2007
Photos of the teenager’s corpse show a deep cut on his right arm,
horrific bruising on his neck and chest. Read more
Anti-drug chief cites rising prices as sign of success
World |
November 9, 2007
Interruptions of the flow of cocaine to the United States are
causing street prices to rise, a sign that the “war on drugs” is
working, the White House anti-drug chief said here Thursday. Read more
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Apprehensions of illegal border-crossers drop 20%
National |
November 7, 2007
A large increase in Border Patrol agents, additional fencing and
expanded prosecution of illegal border-crossers contributed to a 20%
drop in apprehension of undocumented migrants this year at the
U.S.-Mexico frontier, immigration officials announced Tuesday. Read more
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Uptick in crime spurs push for more police
National |
October 30, 2007
During the 1990s, as the crime rate fell to its lowest levels in
decades, President Clinton used a simple formula – more cops equals
less crime – to explain that dramatic decline. Read more
