LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
Citywide Gang Crime Summary
December, 1998

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The gang crime totals were prepared by the bureau CRASH units and this report was compiled by Detective Support Division

Gang-Related Crimes  


CRIME


CATEGORY

THIS MONTH

LAST MONTH

YR-TO-
DATE

LAST
YTD

% CHG
LAST
YTD

5YR
TREND

% CHG TO 5YR TREND

1

 Homicide

17

14

173

216

-19.9

290.6

-40.5

2

 Attempt Homicide

42

21

357

413

-13.6

467.6

-23.7

3

 Felony Assault

233

180

2246

2591

-13.3

 2902.6

-22.6

4

 * Attacks on Police Officers

12

21

177

148

19.6

168.8

4.9

5

 Robbery

255

257

3130

4105

-23.8

 4193.0

-25.4

6

 Shots Inhabited Dwell

11

12

123

151

-18.5

165.4

-25.6

7

 Kidnap

4

3

49

65

-24.6

71.0

-31.0

8

 Rape

4

4

67

105

-36.2

104.0

-35.6

9

 Arson

1

0

9

11

-18.2

10.8

-16.7

10

 ** Witness Intimidation

18

35

396

427

-7.3

276.0

43.5

11

 Extortion

0

0

11

33

-66.7

20.0

-45.0

12

 *** Carjacking

12

8

163

139

17.3

165.0

-1.2
 

TOTAL

609

555

6901

8404

-17.9

 8834.8

-21.9

 

 

VICTS
THIS MONTH

THIS MONTH
LAST YEAR

INCIDENTS
THIS MONTH

THIS MONTH
LAST YEAR

% CHANGE
INCIDENTS

DRIVE-BY
SHOOTINGS

78

27

61

22

177.3

YTD TOTAL

552

657

434

513

-15.4

Count of Los Angeles City gangs and gang members

GANGS

NUMBER

MEMBERSHIP
Hispanic

205

35,025
Crip

107

13,848
Blood

43

5,661
Asian

32

1,847
Stoner

16

792
White

5

101

TOTALS:

408

57,274

   * Includes Battery, ADW and Attempt Murders on Police Officers

** Includes Terrorist Threats

*** Carjacking only statted from May, 1995

DECEMBER, 1998 SUMMARY REPORT
GANG-RELATED CRIMES

January 26, 1999


GEOGRAPHIC
AREA


THIS MONTH


LAST MONTH


YEAR-TO-
DATE


LAST
YTD


% CHG
LYTD


YR-TO-DATE
5YR TREND

YTD % CHG
TO 5YR TREND
*** GEOGRAPHIC BUREAU: CENTRAL ***
CENTRAL

12

10

189

177

6.8

143.6

31.6
HOLLENBECK

44

58

712

1002

-28.9

944.2

-24.6
NEWTON

51

38

675

509

32.6

610.4

10.6
NORTHEAST

41

41

505

588

-14.1

628.4

-19.6
RAMPART

35

39

525

762

-31.1

755.2

-30.5
BUREAU TOTALS:

183

186

2606

3038

-14.2

3081.8

-15.4
*** GEOGRAPHIC BUREAU: SOUTH ***
77TH STREET

123

69

878

572

53.5

1009.8

-13.1
HARBOR

17

27

434

325

33.5

395.2

9.8
SOUTHEAST

63

38

516

1290

-60.0

798.2

-35.4
SOUTHWEST

66

51

549

825

-33.5

756.8

-27.5
BUREAU TOTALS:

269

185

2377

3012

-21.1

2960.0

-19.7
*** GEOGRAPHIC BUREAU: VALLEY ***
DEVONSHIRE

12

15

207

190

8.9

223.4

-7.3
FOOTHILL

35

44

301

368

-18.2

400.8

-24.9
NO. HOLLYWOOD

5

17

229

253

-9.5

306.4

-25.3
VAN NUYS

29

27

359

281

27.8

378.6

-5.2
WEST VALLEY

15

11

204

194

5.2

262.2

-22.2
BUREAU TOTALS:

96

114

1300

1286

1.1

1571.4

-17.3
*** GEOGRAPHIC BUREAU: WEST ***
HOLLYWOOD

13

16

173

397

-56.4

409.0

-57.7
PACIFIC

15

18

146

219

-31.5

206.0

-29.1
WEST LOS ANGELES

16

16

86

106

-18.9

134.6

-36.1
WILSHIRE

17

20

213

346

-38.4

444.2

-52.0
BUREAU TOTALS:

61

70

618

1068

-42.1

1193.8

-48.2