Context matters. Incident counts reflect only crimes that were reported and recorded. Higher counts may reflect more reporting, not necessarily more crime. City average: 493 incidents per neighborhood per month (July through Jul 11). July data collection is ongoing — figures will increase.

July vs June

Central (Downtown LA)
July 431
June 804
Trend 46%
Last 7 days 245
Last 90 days 2,381
Devonshire (Northridge)
July 148
June 436
Trend 66%
Last 7 days 80
Last 90 days 1,176

Top Incident Types — July

Central (Downtown LA)
Type This Period
Other 118
Theft 112
Assault violent 101
Vandalism 44
Vehicle Theft 22
Devonshire (Northridge)
Type This Period
Theft 48
Assault violent 39
Other 30
Vehicle Theft 16
Vandalism 9
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: July 22, 2026.

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