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

Newton (South LA)
July 219
June 621
Trend 65%
Last 7 days 126
Last 90 days 1,675
Wilshire (Koreatown)
July 105
June 276
Trend 62%
Last 7 days 61
Last 90 days 772

Top Incident Types — July

Newton (South LA)
Type This Period
Assault violent 69
Theft 44
Other 27
Vehicle Theft 23
Vandalism 17
Wilshire (Koreatown)
Type This Period
Theft 41
Vandalism 17
Assault violent 17
Burglary 12
Other 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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