Central Area Weekly Update: October 31, 2009
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Each week Captain Blake Chow, Commanding Officer of LAPD's Central Division, sends out an email to the community. Captain Chow has agreed to let blogdowntown bring his emails to our readers.
As of Oct 31, 2009 Central reported the following crime numbers. All numbers are YTD unless otherwise noted.
- Violent Crime down 7 percent.
- Homicides are even;
- Rapes are down 17 percent;
- Robbery is down 3 percent
Agg Assaults down 10 percent.
Property Crime is down 6 percent
- Burglary is down 20 percent
- Grand Theft Auto is down 24 percent
- Burgl from Motor vehicle is down 2 percent
- Personal Theft is down 1 percent
Total Part I Crimes are down 7 percent for the division.
Central Area places the lowest amount of YTD crime in the City. Central Area has reported 3098 Part I Crimes for this year, about 400 less than the next lowest Area; Hollenbeck.
NOTE:
Central will be hosting an open house, on the same night as Artwalk on November 12 from 6-9 pm. Static displays, food and station tours will be conducted.
Rich Alossi on November 03, 2009, at 09:56AM – #1
Captain Chow,
Two weeks ago there was a shooting outside the Santa Fe Lofts at 6th and Los Angeles Street (drive-by with no victims, thankfully). I think it was drug-related but never found out what the official story was.
Woke me up at 2 in the morning, and needless to say, I've been pretty freaked out since there's still lots of drug activity here. Do you have any information on that?
Capt Blake Chow on November 03, 2009, at 04:10PM – #2
Apparently it was a vehicle that fired some shots into the air and fled. No intended victims. Shots fired are down 62 percent this year. We have not had a shots fired that I can remember in awhile.
Rich Alossi on November 03, 2009, at 05:29PM – #3
Thank you for the information.