COMPSTAT Citywide Profile

Crime Statistics July 29, 2024

VIOLENT CRIMES                       2006        2005        CHANGE

Homicide                                   274          296          -7.4%

Rape                                         527          547          -3.7%

Robbery                                   8210        7641           7.4%

Aggravated Assaults                 8323        9187         -9.4%

Total Violent Crimes               17334       17671         -1.9%

PROPERTY CRIMES

Burglary                                 11268        12395         -9.1%

(GTA)                                    13855        15526        -10.8%

BTFV                                     16996        19422        -12.5%

Personal Theft/Other Theft    15555        18023        -13.7%

TOTAL PROPERTY                  57674        65366        -11.8%

TOTAL PART I                       75008         83037         -9.7%

Comments

[ex LAPD Officer]

COMPSTAT numbers look awesome!!! Ever since Chief Bratton took over the helm at the LAPD from former LAPD Chief Parks, it seems like crime has gone down every single year, and Officers have become more proactive in making great arrest. Although crime has gone down significantly each year (2003-4%, 2004-10%, 2005-15%, 2006-10%ytd,) I still don’t believe that the LAPD has receives enough credit. It appears that no one cares that crime is down, and down considerably. Every time I read the LA Times, they only write negative articles about the LAPD that are blown WAYYY out of proportion. The politicians, specifically ex Chief Parks, give credit to the economy causing the crime to go down. Yes, the economy plays a factor, but come on!!! Give the LAPD and Chief Bratton some credit, just because he is a better Chief of police is no reason to hate the department that pays your retirement pension. I wouldn’t be surprised if Chief Bratton’s investigation of the Biggie Smalls murder 9 years later actually turns out a Suspect, as it seems like Park’s investigation failed miserably.

Everyone looks at the LAPD with a microscope. Yes, there are some bad apples in the midst of the department, but the department consists of almost 10,000 Officers. You’re bound to have some bad apples, but I guarantee you that 99.9% of all Officers are EXCELLENT, but hey, who cares about that right? Why not focus on the .01% of the Officers that are bad. The reality is that 24% of all LAPD Officers that have between 2-9yrs of service are leaving the department for other neighboring police departments. Why are these Officers leaving??? Let’s start with higher pay, and better benefits. They also receive more respect from the community, more support from their city, politicians and their police departments. Every year the LAPD is losing seasoned, highly trained police Officers to these outside departments. If the city of LA wishes to continue this trend of crime reduction, give the police Officers in LA more respect, more support, and get rid of the Federal Consent Decree, which the LAPD has been paying $60 million dollars (Lawyer’s salaries) a year for, over the past 5 years. There’s my 2 cents on the recent COMPSTAT numbers.

[cm3]

Very nice comment exLAPDOFFICER, I have a lot of respect for all police officers in every city. It's such a hard job to deal with criminals all the time, especially in LA, like you said. Your comment was really eye opening for me, I did not know that the LAPD was under such a microscope, and its sad how everyone, especially the media, city politicians, and your own department seems to scrutinize you guy, seems like no one has your backs in this city. Well, I hope you are enjoying police work more where ever you are working now, if you are still an officer. Your Comment was VERY EYE OPENING...

[Quinn]

Once again, robbery stats are up. They're climbing at an alarming level. What does the LAPD and Chief Bratton have to say about this? It's great many stats are down, but the rise in robberies is reaching crisis levels. This isn't a statistical fluke. There's a serious problem here, and a serious remedy is necessary and now. Virtually every report of these crime stats shows an increase in robberies. Where is the buck stopping on this?

[Female Resident and City Employee]

I am reposting a message I posted under another thread because I think it is just as relevant here.

In my own humble opinion, I believe most everyone has something that needs to be taken to heart and dealt with within the LAPD.

However --- It never ceases to amaze me that so many want to point to Rampart as the one and only bad time for LAPD and the only bad officers. Or perhaps, officers having a bad day?

I love the LAPD, and not just because I believe they should protect and serve whenever I need them to.

But the trust has been a long time earned. Most of my life has been spent with my seeing only the bad side, up close and personal. Different situations when you would expect caring, compassionate, or at the least courteous officers (when my little brother was missing), instead there was a huge officer (in my mind) who pushed me and my sister around in front of other officers (and yes, I mean physically - he put his finger on my chest and pushed me over and over again until I fell on the sofa - because I was scared - and we apparently hadn't moved fast enough for him to open the door - as he told us to do what he said, when said, blah blah blah) and my mother was out looking for my brother and my sister and I were alone in the house.

This was almost 20 years ago, but I can tell you exactly what that Sergeant looked like.

Don't get me wrong - there have been more recent instances - being pulled over on the 110 while driving (yes, by LAPD) only to have the officers pull away laughing as soon as I turned my car off. (And they know who they are!)Is just one.

And yes, I remember what they look like too. But I do realize that for every bad or not so great officer there is a good one, someone on the force because they want to do a good job.

I've been at events that were out of control, and a person (or persons actually) was bothering me, and the police, thank God, saw it and pulled up and immediately made them leave me alone. After asking me if I was okay, they apologized for my having to go through that. (I told my mother who was amazed).

My only hope is that the officers who do the not so great things, get handled and dealt with, so that the sun can shine on the wonderful officers more. The officers who pulled me over for no reason, (just so that they could have a quick laugh, and others, should be held to the same standard as all the others. Instead, in my experience, trying to alert their supervisors to their behavior has been a lost cause.

And as for higher salaries, I have to agree. LAPD is held to a standard that none other in the nation is.

Their training is extensive and they do have to deal with quite a bit of flurry every time they are mentioned in the papers.

- That notwithstanding - keep the good ones - and retrain everyone else, or do the right thing, and get rid of the ones you KNOW are NOT doing the right thing (all the time) so that your higher salaries are justified.

[will]

If you have an offer from LAPD and an offer from Los Angeles Airport Police which would you take I would like feed back please reply to me e-mail. Thanks