SOUTH BAY CRIME STATISTICS

The chart below displays the city, type and number of reported crimes for 2015 and 2016 and the percent change from year to year.
HOMICIDE RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT BURGLARY AUTO THEFT OVERALL
City 15 16 % chg. 15 16 % chg. 15 16 % chg. 15 16 % chg. 15 16 % chg. 15 16 % chg. 15 16 % chg.
Carson 7 10 43% 15 25 67% 118 162 37% 309 308 -0.3% 472 436 -8% 389 499 28% 1,310 1,440 10%

El Segundo 1 0 -100% 1 4 300% 22 23 5% 17 23 35% 147 186 27% 48 73 52% 236 309 31%

Gardena 7 3 -57% 24 21 -13% 150 160 7% 142 181 28% 317 350 10% 355 351 -1% 995 1,066 7%

Harbor Division 10 20 100% 56 73 30% 308 372 21% 692 747 8% 907 755 17% 1055 1079 2% 3,028 3,046 0.6%
Hawthorne 7 7 0% 35 40 14% 246 298 21% 340 309 -9% 479 442 -8% 535 574 7% 1,642 1,670 2%
Hermosa Beach 0 1 7 10 43% 12 15 25% 25 22 -12% 121 85 -30% 41 30 -27% 206 163 -21%
Lawndale 0 0 0% 8 9 13% 63 74 18% 124 117 -6% 115 92 -20% 100 163 63% 410 455 11%
Lomita 0 0 0% 5 4 -20% 16 27 69% 45 41 -9% 81 71 -12% 46 52 13% 193 195 1%
Manhattan Beach 0 0 0% 8 8 0% 37 32 -14% 26 13 -50% 206 191 -7% 44 53 21% 321 297 -8%
Palos Verdes Estates 0 0 0% 1 0 3 1 -67% 2 3 50% 82 28 -66% 7 7 0% 95 39 -59%
Rancho Palos Verdes 1 0 -100% 4 7 75% 11 6 -46% 28 15 -46% 208 117 -44% 40 33 -18% 292 178 -39%
Redondo Beach 3 1 -67% 19 9 -53% 70 58 -17% 94 93 -1% 349 428 23% 165 160 -3% 700 749 7%
Rolling Hills 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 1 0 -100% 9 3 -67% 0 0 0% 10 3 -70%
Rolling Hills Estates 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 4 7 75% 5 3 -40% 48 33 -31% 6 6 0% 63 49 -22%
Torrance 2 1 -50% 33 30 -9% 89 119 34% 92 110 20% 540 458 -15% 316 429 36% 1,072 1,147 7%
TOTAL 38 43 13% 216 240 11% 1,149 1,354 18% 1,942 1,985 2% 4,081 3,675 -10% 3,147 3,509 12% 10,573 10,806 2%
Sources: South Bay police departments; Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department; Los Angeles Police Department; Data compiled by crime reporter Larry Altman

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