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

Mission (Sylmar)
August 486
July 533
Trend 9%
Last 7 days 151
Last 90 days 1,355
Southwest
August 699
July 730
Trend → flat
Last 7 days 231
Last 90 days 2,138

Top Incident Types — August

Mission (Sylmar)
Type This Period
Assault violent 137
Other 126
Theft 108
Vandalism 38
Vehicle Theft 32
Southwest
Type This Period
Assault violent 207
Theft 136
Other 136
Vandalism 83
Vehicle Theft 53
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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