West Hills other larceny is the dominant signal in May 2024, registering the largest anomaly in Los Angeles this month. The category moved well above its multi-year baseline, outpacing every other neighborhood-by-category combination in the briefing. With no recurring lead from prior months to displace, this is a clean fresh signal at the top of the rankings.
Citywide volume is down 3.1% against the prior 12 months — 142,952 incidents against 147,529. The signal mix is notably asymmetric: 50 spikes against 101 below-trend signals and 83 sustained-shift signals across 114 neighborhoods. Other larceny appears in three of the top five — West Hills, Echo Park, and Cypress Park — while Sepulveda Basin theft from vehicle and Arleta motor vehicle theft round out the leading movers.
May 2024 is the first month with West Hills at the top, so there's no multi-month run to assess yet. The broader structure — more below-trend signals than spikes, and a citywide volume still tracking below the prior year — holds. The other-larceny pattern across multiple neighborhoods is the one to watch in June.
Sustained drops worth naming
No sustained-shift signals this month — every category sits within its trailing-year range.
Public Analyst.ai, “May 2024 — Los Angeles,” archived snapshot.Permanent URL: /los-angeles/2024/may