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

Hollenbeck (Boyle Heights)
July 139
June 273
Trend 49%
Last 7 days 74
Last 90 days 854
Mission (Sylmar)
July 100
June 291
Trend 66%
Last 7 days 57
Last 90 days 753

Top Incident Types — July

Hollenbeck (Boyle Heights)
Type This Period
Other 38
Assault violent 36
Theft 27
Vandalism 14
Vehicle Theft 13
Mission (Sylmar)
Type This Period
Assault violent 34
Theft 31
Other 17
Vandalism 9
Vehicle Theft 3
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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