COMPSTAT Citywide Profile

Look at these stats!!! 18,606 violent crimes in 2008 alone!!!! Holly heck... 18,606!!! Just think of that number for a moment. This in LA alone, I think, and what defenders might do to the outcome of any of those stats!!!! We need to start training people and getting the word out, don't you think? We can have an impact on these poor people with our self defense weapons, so lets start training people, shall we? Or what are you waiting for?

COMPSTAT Citywide Profile: "

Crime Statistics September 12, 2009

VIOLENT CRIMES 2009** 2008** % Chg

Homicide 221* 265 -16.6%
Rape 546 588 -7.1%
Robbery 8580 9151 -6.2%
Agg Assaults ** 7762 8602 -9.8%
Total Violent Crimes 17,109 18,606 -8.0%

PROPERTY CRIMES

Burglary 12494 13320 -6.2%
BTFV 19791 20740 -4.6%
Personal/Other Theft 18910 19483 -2.9%
Auto Theft 12764 15524 -17.8%
Total Property Crimes 63,959 69,067 -7.4%
Total Part I Crimes 81,068 87,673 -7.5%

* Numbers reflects a change in reclassification for Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) guidelines and numbers are adjusted accordingly.

** Prior to 2005, Aggravated Assaults included Child/Spousal Simple Assaults

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