Sepulveda Basin theft from vehicle is the headline for February 2024, up 171% against its multi-year baseline, the largest single-category move in the city this briefing. Silver Lake other-larceny had been the prior month's lead, and that category remains the structural backdrop: other larceny now dominates the top of the rankings across multiple neighborhoods, making Sepulveda Basin the fresh signal in an otherwise larceny-heavy month.
Citywide volume is up 2.4% against the prior 12 months, 152,202 incidents against 148,665. The mix is heavily weighted toward fresh spikes: 94 spike signals against 49 below-trend signals, with 65 sustained-shift signals and 8 zero-event signals rounding out the 216 total. Silver Lake, Boyle Heights, and Echo Park all registered other-larceny spikes in the top five, indicating the category is broad-based rather than isolated.
Other larceny's presence across Silver Lake, Boyle Heights, West Hills, and Echo Park in a single month is the pattern to watch in March. Sepulveda Basin theft from vehicle is new to the rankings, so it has no multi-month streak yet. With 114 neighborhoods registering signals and spikes outnumbering drops nearly two to one, this briefing is not a check-in: the data shows active upward pressure, concentrated in larceny categories.
Sustained drops worth naming
No sustained-shift signals this month — every category sits within its trailing-year range.
Public Analyst.ai, “February 2024 — Los Angeles,” archived snapshot.Permanent URL: /los-angeles/2024/february