Property crimes in L.A. County have wide geographic spread, Times analysis finds

A Times analysis of L.A. County crime data offers a revealing view of which communities have the most -- and least -- property crimes per capita.

Compared with violent crimes, property crimes tend to have more geographic diversity, in part because they sometimes are clustered around major shopping districts, malls or specific businesses.

The Times found that communities with the most property crimes included some places that also had significant violent crime, such as Chesterfield Square in South L.A. Others places on that list were somewhat less expected, including Rancho Park, Westchester and the Fairfax district.

Communities with the fewest property crimes included some wealthy areas -- Hidden Hills, Rolling Hills, Bel-Air -- but also Chinatown near downtown and several communities in northern Los Angeles County.

Here's the full list:

Most property crimes per 10,000

• 1. Rancho Dominguez 542.4
• 2. Unincorporated Santa Susana Mountains 428.7
• 3. Commerce 375.1
• 4. Elysian Park 323.4
• 5. Leimert Park 283.5
• 6. Chesterfield Square 274.2
• 7. Rancho Park 256.8
• 8. Fairfax 248.5
• 9. Westchester 239.7
• 10. Marina del Rey 230.1

Fewest property crimes per 10,000

• 211. Agua Dulce 25.6
• 210. Century City 26.1
• 209. Green Valley 26.5
• 208. Leona Valley 29.1
• 207. Hidden Hills 32.0
• 206. Rolling Hills 34.2
• 205. Bel-Air 40.0
• 204. South San Jose Hills 41.0
• 203. Chinatown 42.0
• 202. Castaic 42.7

-- Shelby Grad

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Comments

[DonJMac]

Seem like the sheriff is doing a better job than LAPD.