Monday, October 10, 2011

Crime alerts for Eagle Rock, Porter Ranch and 10 other L.A. neighborhoods

Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 12 L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of Los Angeles Police Department data by the Los Angeles Times’ Crime L.A. database.

Four neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Eagle Rock (A) was the most unusual, recording three reports compared with a weekly average of 0.8 over the last three months. Eagle Rock also triggered an alert for property crime.

Porter Ranch (E) topped the list of nine neighborhoods with property crime alerts. It recorded 13 property crimes compared with its weekly average of 7.3 over the last three months.

Alerts are based on an analysis of crime reports for Sept. 29–Oct. 5, the most recent seven days for which data are available.

-- Ben Welsh, Thomas Suh Lauder

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