Context matters. Incident counts reflect only crimes that were reported and recorded. Higher counts may reflect more reporting, not necessarily more crime. City average: 817 incidents per neighborhood per month (August through Aug 22). August data collection is ongoing — figures will increase.

August vs July

77th Street
August 567
July 786
Trend 28%
Last 7 days 194
Last 90 days 2,091
Newton (South LA)
August 611
July 721
Trend 15%
Last 7 days 191
Last 90 days 2,097

Top Incident Types — August

77th Street
Type This Period
Assault violent 183
Theft 106
Other 92
Vehicle Theft 63
Vandalism 51
Newton (South LA)
Type This Period
Assault violent 186
Theft 121
Other 88
Vehicle Theft 70
Vandalism 56
This comparison is based on reported crimes only and should not be interpreted as a definitive statement about the safety of either neighborhood. Factors such as population density, reporting culture, and data lag all affect these figures.

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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