FBI.gov recently released violent crime statistics for the first half of 2017. They show a slight increase in the numbers for both the State of California and the City of Los Angeles.
Violent Crime Definition
The data compares violent crime stats from January to June for the years 2016 and 2017. For this report, the FBI defines a violent crime as an incident of murder, non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery or aggravated assault.
California
In the first half of 2016, there were 79,215 violent crimes committed. That number includes 531 murders, 3,884 cases of rape, 17,674 robberies and 28,563 aggravated assaults.
During January to June 2017 the numbers were slightly higher. There were 20 more murders across the state, the number of rapes increased to 4,227 and the robbery cases grew to 18,274. Only the incidents of aggravated assault dropped. In the first half of 2017 there were 27,810. Another way to look at it is that in 2016 aggravated assaults accounted for 56.39% of all violent crimes. In 2017 it was 54.68%, a 1.71% drop.
See a comparison of the two years below:
- January to June 2016 2017
- Murder 531 551
- Rape 3,884 4,227
- Robbery 17,674 18,274
- Aggravated Assault 28,563 27,810
- Total Violent Crimes 50,652 50,862
Los Angeles
In California’s largest city, we experienced an increase in violent crime, as well. In fact, the trends seen at the state level match what was experienced in Los Angles.
The occurrences of murder, rape and robbery all increased in 2017. But the number of aggravated assaults dropped by 33, or from 35.9% to 35.43%.
- January to June 2016 2017
- Murder 135 138
- Rape 1,176 1,212
- Robbery 4,943 5,165
- Aggravated Assault 7,958 7,925
- Total Violent Crimes 22,170 22,365
The percentage of violent crimes in LA compared to the city’s population was .55% in 2016 and .56% in 2017. For the sake of comparison, the next largest city, San Diego, saw violent crime percentages at .19% in 2016 and .18% a year later.
The Bottom Line
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