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Central (Downtown LA)
Crime Trends

Reported incident activity for Central (Downtown LA) — August vs July. Based on LAPD public data.

1,126 reported incidents recorded in Central (Downtown LA) for August (through Aug 21) — 23% vs 1,465 for July. 361 incidents recorded in the last 7 days. August data collection is ongoing — the final count will be higher.

Last 7 Days
361
reported incidents
August
1,126
through Aug 21 — ongoing
vs July
23%
1,465 prior period

Incident Types — August vs July

Type August Trend
Theft 325 15%
Assault violent 284 19%
Other 275 32%
Vandalism 109 24%
Vehicle Theft 53 22%
Robbery violent 47 28%
Burglary 24 17%
Weapons Offense violent 9 59%
Over the last 90 days, 3,594 incidents were recorded in Central (Downtown LA). The window shown above (August) covers 1,126 of those.

Notable Recent Incidents

Date & Time Type Location
Aug 21, 2026
11:15 PM 		Assault
violent 		400 E Commercial St
Aug 21, 2026
10:25 PM 		Assault
violent 		7th St & Towne Ave
Aug 21, 2026
6:45 PM 		Assault
violent 		1300 S Figueroa St
Aug 21, 2026
6:40 PM 		Assault
violent 		E 16th St & Maple Ave
Aug 21, 2026
5:00 PM 		Assault
violent 		800 N Alameda St

Data & Methodology

Data source: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) crime records, sourced from the LA City Open Data Portal. Covers reported incidents from 2020 to present, updated regularly. Only active, non-duplicate records are counted.

Neighborhood boundaries correspond to LAPD patrol divisions, not city-defined neighborhood boundaries. An incident is assigned to a division based on the reporting area recorded in the original data.

Limitations: Reported incident counts reflect only crimes that were reported to and recorded by LAPD. Under-reporting means actual incident rates may be higher. Data may have delays of several days to weeks depending on the source dataset. A reported incident does not imply guilt or conviction.

Last database update: Sept. 5, 2026.

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