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Central (Downtown LA)
Crime Trends

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

324 reported incidents recorded in Central (Downtown LA) for May (through May 16) — 58% vs 769 for April. 106 incidents recorded in the last 7 days. May data collection is ongoing — the final count will be higher.

Last 7 Days
106
reported incidents
May
324
through May 16 — ongoing
vs April
58%
769 prior period

Incident Types — May vs April

Type May Trend
Assault violent 96 62%
Theft 91 62%
Other 73 36%
Vandalism 33 60%
Vehicle Theft 14 44%
Robbery violent 9 65%
Burglary 4 81%
Weapons Offense violent 4 60%
Over the last 90 days, 2,095 incidents were recorded in Central (Downtown LA). The window shown above (May) covers 324 of those.

Notable Recent Incidents

Date & Time Type Location
May 15, 2026
9:30 AM 		Assault
violent 		400 S San Pedro St
May 15, 2026
8:00 AM 		Assault
violent 		5th & Broadway
May 15, 2026
7:00 AM 		Assault
violent 		600 W 6th St
May 15, 2026
7:00 AM 		Assault
violent 		1400 Wright St
May 15, 2026
6:35 AM 		Assault
violent 		600 Wall 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: June 6, 2026.

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