Crime alerts for Sylmar, Harvard Heights and seven other L.A. neighborhoods

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

Eight neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Sylmar (A) recorded nine reports compared with a weekly average of 2.4 over the last three months.

Harvard Heights (I) was the lone neighborhood with a property-crime alert. It recorded 11 property crimes compared with its weekly average of 5.6 over the last three months.

Alerts are based on an analysis of crime reports for April 3 through April 9, the most recent seven days for which data are available.

-- Ben Welsh, Thomas Suh Lauder

Violent crime up significantly

Consecutive alerts

Neighborhood

• 1
   Sylmar
• 2
   West Adams
• 1
   Studio City
• 3
   Pacoima
• 1
   Hollywood
• 1
   Chesterfield Square
• 8
   Mid-City
• 1
   El Sereno

Property crime up significantly

Consecutive alerts

Neighborhood

• 4
   Harvard Heights

What triggers a crime alert? Learn about the process in the FAQ for our crime database.