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Westlake South NC.

Population 27,399. 2020 Census population, assigned from block groups whose internal point falls in this council. Rates for every year use this fixed denominator. One of 99 Los Angeles neighbourhood councils. About the rates →

A change in reporting. LAPD moved to NIBRS in March 2024. Assault, burglary and robbery change basis in 2024; auto theft and grand theft use legacy data through 2024 and NIBRS from 2025. Values across that break are not directly comparable. Read the source notes →

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ASSAULT · 2025

692incidents

vs. 2024▼ 6.6%

vs. 10-yr avg▲ 10.8%

vs. Los Angeles (rate)▲ 120%

§ 01 · Trend · Westlake South NC

Assault count, by reported year

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Assault · Westlake South NC

counts · 2016 – 2025 · 10 reported years

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Westlake South NC assault yearly trend · incident counts · 2016–2025
Year	Westlake South NC
2016	513
2017	539
2018	538
2019	531
2020	581
2021	697
2022	646
2023	768
2024	741
2025	692

Categories in scope · small multiples

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Assault

692

'16▲ 35%'25

Auto Theft

125

'16▲ 155%'25

Burglary

'16▼ 29%'25

Robbery

195

'16▲ 13%'25

Grand Theft

'16▲ 72%'25

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Full years only; incomplete YTD totals are excluded. Not available means a value is missing, not zero.

Westlake South NC category trends · incident counts · 2016–2025
Year	Assault	Auto Theft	Burglary	Robbery	Grand Theft
2016	513	49	42	172	47
2017	539	65	45	176	49
2018	538	78	56	159	48
2019	531	66	45	152	49
2020	581	121	54	164	52
2021	697	184	55	172	82
2022	646	149	62	200	97
2023	768	172	68	210	105
2024	741	103	58	213	54
2025	692	125	30	195	81

Where it sits in Los Angeles

How Westlake South NC compares with nearby neighbourhood councils

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Westlake South NC

Council 121 · POP 27,399

Map: City of Los Angeles certified neighbourhood councils · 2020 Census population · locally hosted Los Angeles basemap

Neighbourhood council	Council	Population	Assault count	2025 count	'16 → '25
Los Angeles · city-wide	—	3,869,089	44,344	44,344	▼ 22%
Westlake South NC ◀	121	27,399	692	692	▲ 35%
Westlake North NC	97	21,000	405	405	▲ 55%
Macarthur Park NC	54	30,368	492	492	▼ 34%
Rampart Village NC	53	21,484	341	341	▼ 33%
Pico Union NC	76	38,281	722	722	▼ 24%
Downtown Los Angeles	52	61,318	3,453	3,453	▲ 16%
Echo Park NC	44	43,174	528	528	▲ 11%
Wilshire Center - Koreatown NC	55	94,723	1,470	1,470	▼ 39%
Empowerment Congress North Area NC	77	75,073	1,197	1,197	▲ 1%

Data summary for Westlake South NC

Westlake South NC: rate per 10,000 residents by category, 2016–2025. A dash means unavailable.
Year	Assault	Auto Theft	Burglary	Robbery	Grand Theft
2016	187.2	17.9	15.3	62.8	17.1
2017	196.7	23.7	16.4	64.2	17.9
2018	196.4	28.5	20.4	58.0	17.5
2019	193.8	24.1	16.4	55.5	17.9
2020	212.1	44.2	19.7	59.9	19.0
2021	254.4	67.2	20.1	62.8	29.9
2022	235.8	54.4	22.6	73.0	35.4
2023	280.3	62.8	24.8	76.7	38.3
2024	270.4	37.6	21.2	77.7	19.7
2025	252.6	45.6	10.9	71.2	29.6