Silver Lake other larceny is the dominant signal in January 2024 — the single largest anomaly in Los Angeles this month, and the lead in a month where other larceny showed up in four of the top five tracked movements. There is no recurring lead to displace: this pattern is fresh, with no prior-month combo holding the top position.
Citywide volume is up 2.2% against the prior 12 months — 151,892 incidents against 148,623. The signal mix is heavily weighted toward spikes: 116 spike signals against 48 below-trend signals and 74 sustained-shift signals, across 114 neighborhoods. Hyde Park and Boyle Heights both registered other-larceny spikes alongside Silver Lake, and Leimert Park's motor vehicle theft was the only top-five signal outside that category.
The concentration of other-larceny signals across multiple unconnected neighborhoods — Silver Lake, Hyde Park, Boyle Heights, West Hills — is the detail that makes January 2024 worth tracking forward. Whether that pattern persists into February or collapses back to baseline is the open question; this briefing has one month of data, not a confirmed trend.
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