Silver Lake other-larceny rose 254% against its multi-year baseline, the strongest single-neighborhood signal in Los Angeles this briefing. The same category drove the top rankings across multiple neighborhoods, with Hyde Park, Boyle Heights, and West Hills all registering spikes in other-larceny alongside Silver Lake. No demoted lead is in play: this is the first month other-larceny in Silver Lake has topped the citywide rankings.
Citywide volume is up 2.2% against the prior 12 months, 151,892 incidents against 148,623. The signal mix is heavily weighted toward fresh spikes: 116 spike signals against 48 below-trend signals, with 74 sustained-shift signals rounding out the picture across 114 neighborhoods. Motor Vehicle Theft in Leimert Park is the one standout outside the larceny cluster, the fourth-ranked signal this month.
The concentration of other-larceny spikes across Silver Lake, Hyde Park, Boyle Heights, and West Hills in a single month is the structural story here. Whether this reflects a one-month anomaly or the start of a broader shift in the category is the question January's data can't answer on its own. With 247 total signals and the citywide trend edging upward, February's briefing will be the more informative test.
Sustained drops worth naming
No sustained-shift signals this month — every category sits within its trailing-year range.
Public Analyst.ai, “January 2024 — Los Angeles,” archived snapshot.Permanent URL: /los-angeles/2024/january