Sunday, August 7, 2011

Crime alerts for Koreatown, Brentwood and five other L.A. neighborhoods

Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in seven L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times’ Crime L.A. database.

Four neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Koreatown (A) was the most unusual, recording 21 reports compared with a weekly average of 9.7 over the last three months.

Brentwood (E) topped the list of three neighborhoods with property crime alerts. It recorded 19 property crimes compared with its weekly average of 11.3 over the last three months.

Alerts are based on an analysis of crime reports for July 27–Aug. 2, the most recent seven days for which data are available.

Ben Welsh, Thomas Suh Lauder

No comments:

Post a Comment

Comment

Comment