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Crime Trends

Reported incident activity for Southwest — May vs April. Based on LAPD public data.

249 reported incidents recorded in Southwest for May (through May 16) — 59% vs 604 for April. 82 incidents recorded in the last 7 days. May data collection is ongoing — the final count will be higher.

Last 7 Days
82
reported incidents
May
249
through May 16 — ongoing
vs April
59%
604 prior period

Incident Types — May vs April

Type May Trend
Assault violent 66 56%
Theft 65 59%
Other 42 50%
Vehicle Theft 27 72%
Vandalism 22 60%
Robbery violent 13 46%
Burglary 7 63%
Weapons Offense violent 7 63%
Over the last 90 days, 1,701 incidents were recorded in Southwest. The window shown above (May) covers 249 of those.

Notable Recent Incidents

Date & Time Type Location
May 16, 2026
5:44 PM 		Assault
violent 		3700 Chesapeake Ave
May 16, 2026
11:10 AM 		Assault
violent 		4000 La Salle Ave
May 16, 2026
12:00 AM 		Assault
violent 		3500 W 39th St
May 14, 2026
10:30 PM 		Assault
violent 		4100 W 29th St
May 14, 2026
6:50 PM 		Assault
violent 		1200 W 36th St

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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