Context matters. Incident counts reflect only crimes that were reported and recorded. Higher counts may reflect more reporting, not necessarily more crime. City average: 368 incidents per neighborhood per month (April through Apr 4). April data collection is ongoing — figures will increase.

April vs March

Central (Downtown LA)
April 79
March 666
Trend 88%
Last 7 days 130
Last 90 days 2,270
Mission (Sylmar)
April 22
March 300
Trend 93%
Last 7 days 52
Last 90 days 968

Top Incident Types — April

Central (Downtown LA)
Type This Period
Assault violent 25
Other 19
Theft 18
Vandalism 10
Burglary 4
Mission (Sylmar)
Type This Period
Theft 8
Assault violent 6
Other 6
Weapons Offense violent 1
Vandalism 1
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: April 22, 2026.

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