Los Angeles Crime Rate Briefing Archive
Every monthly briefing Public Analyst.ai has published for Los Angeles, in reverse chronological order. Each entry preserves the narrative as written that month — anomalies, headline, and the chart that explained it. The data on the live city page is current; the data on each archived month is not.
2026
Windsor Square vandalism ran 94% above its multi-year baseline.
Windsor Square vandalism ran 94% above its multi-year baseline — 67 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 27% lighter than a year ago. Behind the headline: Tarzana other larceny also flagged.
Tarzana other larceny ran 96% above its multi-year baseline.
Tarzana other larceny ran 96% above its multi-year baseline — 399 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 26% lighter than a year ago. Behind the headline: Windsor Square vandalism also flagged.
Windsor Square vandalism ran 97% above its multi-year baseline.
Windsor Square vandalism ran 97% above its multi-year baseline — 67 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 26% lighter than a year ago. Behind the headline: Tarzana other larceny also flagged.
Tarzana other larceny ran 83% above its multi-year baseline.
Tarzana other larceny ran 83% above its multi-year baseline — 371 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 26% lighter than a year ago. Behind the headline: Windsor Square vandalism also flagged.
Windsor Square vandalism ran 69% above its multi-year baseline.
Windsor Square vandalism ran 69% above its multi-year baseline — 57 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 25% lighter than a year ago. Behind the headline: Tarzana other larceny also flagged.
Tarzana other larceny ran 82% above its multi-year baseline.
Tarzana other larceny ran 82% above its multi-year baseline — 368 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 23% lighter than a year ago. Behind the headline: West Hills vandalism also flagged.
West Hills vandalism ran 189% above its multi-year baseline.
West Hills vandalism ran 189% above its multi-year baseline — 233 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 21% lighter than a year ago. Behind the headline: Encino other larceny also flagged.
Encino other larceny ran 56% above its multi-year baseline.
Encino other larceny ran 56% above its multi-year baseline — 391 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 19% lighter than a year ago. Behind the headline: Porter Ranch vandalism also flagged.
Porter Ranch vandalism ran 228% above its multi-year baseline.
Porter Ranch vandalism ran 228% above its multi-year baseline — 92 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 17% lighter than a year ago. 506 flags in total — 57 spikes, 438 below-trend, 3 rare-event across 114 neighborhoods.
Chinatown sexual assault ran 296% above its multi-year baseline.
Chinatown sexual assault ran 296% above its multi-year baseline — 38 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume drifted 15% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Northridge vandalism also flagged.
Porter Ranch vandalism ran 255% above its multi-year baseline.
Porter Ranch vandalism ran 255% above its multi-year baseline — 98 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume drifted 12% below the prior 12 months. 476 flags in total — 70 spikes, 394 below-trend, 4 rare-event across 114 neighborhoods.
Watts other larceny ran 95% above its multi-year baseline.
Watts other larceny ran 95% above its multi-year baseline — 262 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume drifted 10% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Porter Ranch vandalism also flagged.
Porter Ranch vandalism ran 231% above its multi-year baseline.
Porter Ranch vandalism ran 231% above its multi-year baseline — 92 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume drifted 9% below the prior 12 months. 426 flags in total — 81 spikes, 335 below-trend, 2 rare-event across 114 neighborhoods.
Watts other larceny ran 86% above its multi-year baseline.
Watts other larceny ran 86% above its multi-year baseline — 248 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume drifted 7% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Porter Ranch vandalism also flagged.
Woodland Hills vandalism ran 102% above its multi-year baseline.
Woodland Hills vandalism ran 102% above its multi-year baseline — 411 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume drifted 6% below the prior 12 months. 370 flags across 114 neighborhoods this month.
Historic South-Central aggravated assault kept falling as the city ran 37% lighter year-over-year.
Historic South-Central aggravated assault held below trend, the month's biggest single signal. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 37% lighter than a year ago. Behind the headline: Echo Park other larceny also flagged.
Echo Park other larceny ran 84% above its multi-year baseline.
Echo Park other larceny ran 84% above its multi-year baseline — 345 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 31% lighter than a year ago. Behind the headline: Arleta motor vehicle theft also flagged.
Arleta motor vehicle theft ran 52% above its multi-year baseline.
Arleta motor vehicle theft ran 52% above its multi-year baseline — 182 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 26% lighter than a year ago. Behind the headline: Hancock Park other larceny also flagged.
Cypress Park other larceny ran 89% above its multi-year baseline.
Cypress Park other larceny ran 89% above its multi-year baseline — 105 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 21% lighter than a year ago. 618 flags across 114 neighborhoods this month.
Arleta motor vehicle theft ran 66% above its multi-year baseline.
Arleta motor vehicle theft ran 66% above its multi-year baseline — 196 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Across the city, the trailing 12-month total is 17% lighter than a year ago. Behind the headline: West Hills other larceny also flagged.
West Hills other larceny ran 99% above its multi-year baseline.
West Hills other larceny ran 99% above its multi-year baseline — 480 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume drifted 12% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Sepulveda Basin theft from vehicle also flagged.
Sepulveda Basin theft from vehicle ran 212% above its multi-year baseline.
Sepulveda Basin theft from vehicle ran 212% above its multi-year baseline — 115 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume drifted 7% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: West Hills other larceny also flagged.
West Hills other larceny ran 109% above its multi-year baseline.
West Hills other larceny ran 109% above its multi-year baseline — 498 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume drifted 3% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Sepulveda Basin theft from vehicle also flagged.
Sepulveda Basin theft from vehicle ran 203% above its multi-year baseline.
Sepulveda Basin theft from vehicle ran 203% above its multi-year baseline — 112 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume sat roughly flat against the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: West Hills other larceny also flagged.
Boyle Heights other larceny ran 71% above its multi-year baseline.
Boyle Heights other larceny ran 71% above its multi-year baseline — 641 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume sat roughly flat against the prior 12 months. 229 flags in total — 87 spikes, 126 below-trend, 2 rare-event across 114 neighborhoods.
Sepulveda Basin theft from vehicle ran 171% above its multi-year baseline.
Sepulveda Basin theft from vehicle ran 171% above its multi-year baseline — 99 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume sat roughly flat against the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Silver Lake other larceny also flagged.
Silver Lake other larceny ran 254% above its multi-year baseline.
Silver Lake other larceny ran 254% above its multi-year baseline — 755 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume sat roughly flat against the prior 12 months. 253 flags in total — 116 spikes, 122 below-trend, 1 rare-event across 114 neighborhoods.