Context matters. Incident counts reflect only crimes that were reported and recorded. Higher counts may reflect more reporting, not necessarily more crime. City average: 382 incidents per neighborhood per month (May through May 16). May data collection is ongoing — figures will increase.

May vs April

Foothill (Sunland)
May 93
April 234
Trend 60%
Last 7 days 28
Last 90 days 688
Southeast (Watts)
May 235
April 531
Trend 56%
Last 7 days 81
Last 90 days 1,522

Top Incident Types — May

Foothill (Sunland)
Type This Period
Assault violent 26
Theft 16
Other 15
Vehicle Theft 15
Vandalism 12
Southeast (Watts)
Type This Period
Assault violent 72
Theft 51
Vehicle Theft 36
Vandalism 28
Other 20
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: June 6, 2026.

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