Crime alerts for Hollywood, Highland Park, 15 other neighborhoods

Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 17 L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times’ Crime L.A. database.

Nine neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Hollywood (A) was the most unusual, recording 27 reports compared with a weekly average of 13.8 over the last three months.

Highland Park (J) topped the list of eight neighborhoods with property crime alerts. It recorded 28 property crimes compared with its weekly average of 13.2 over the last three months.

Alerts are based on an analysis of crime reports for Oct. 25–Oct. 31, the most recent seven days for which data are available.

— Ben Welsh, Thomas Suh Lauder

Violent crime up significantly

Neighborhood	Average	Reports
Hollywood	13.8	27
Los Feliz	1.6	6
Wilmington	5.5	11
Chesterfield Square	2.4	8
Vermont Vista	10.3	17
Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw	5.1	9
Granada Hills	1.0	4
East Hollywood	9.7	16
Encino	1.5	3

Property crime up significantly

Neighborhood	Average	Reports
Highland Park	13.2	28
Century City	5.7	14
Harbor Gateway	17.2	23
Canoga Park	29.3	36
Mount Washington	2.8	5
El Sereno	7.8	11
Harvard Heights	7.6	14
West Los Angeles	8.5	13

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