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Downtown Los Angeles.

Population 61,318. 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

3,453incidents

vs. 2024▲ 3.4%

vs. 10-yr avg▲ 2.9%

vs. Los Angeles (rate)▲ 391%

§ 01 · Trend · Downtown Los Angeles

Assault count, by reported year

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Assault · Downtown Los Angeles

counts · 2016 – 2025 · 10 reported years

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Downtown Los Angeles assault yearly trend · incident counts · 2016–2025
Year	Downtown Los Angeles
2016	2,988
2017	3,356
2018	3,551
2019	3,515
2020	2,955
2021	3,000
2022	3,696
2023	3,691
2024	3,341
2025	3,453

Categories in scope · small multiples

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Assault

3,453

'16▲ 16%'25

Auto Theft

1,146

'16▲ 108%'25

Burglary

498

'16▲ 43%'25

Robbery

680

'16▼ 11%'25

Grand Theft

1,215

'16▲ 111%'25

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

Downtown Los Angeles category trends · incident counts · 2016–2025
Year	Assault	Auto Theft	Burglary	Robbery	Grand Theft
2016	2,988	552	349	760	577
2017	3,356	490	360	756	654
2018	3,551	495	393	799	702
2019	3,515	454	379	769	836
2020	2,955	674	656	603	597
2021	3,000	941	567	824	800
2022	3,696	1,319	781	838	1,292
2023	3,691	1,504	771	808	1,223
2024	3,341	1,247	690	689	713
2025	3,453	1,146	498	680	1,215

Where it sits in Los Angeles

How Downtown Los Angeles compares with nearby neighbourhood councils

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Downtown Los Angeles

Council 52 · POP 61,318

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%
Downtown Los Angeles ◀	52	61,318	3,453	3,453	▲ 16%
Arts District Little Tokyo NC	46	9,342	185	185	▲ 8%
Westlake South NC	121	27,399	692	692	▲ 35%
Westlake North NC	97	21,000	405	405	▲ 55%
Historic Cultural North NC	128	20,137	465	465	▲ 72%
South Central NC	78	39,056	783	783	▲ 5%
Echo Park NC	44	43,174	528	528	▲ 11%
Macarthur Park NC	54	30,368	492	492	▼ 34%
Boyle Heights NC	50	79,887	1,189	1,189	▼ 9%

Data summary for Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles: rate per 10,000 residents by category, 2016–2025. A dash means unavailable.
Year	Assault	Auto Theft	Burglary	Robbery	Grand Theft
2016	487.3	90.0	56.9	123.9	94.1
2017	547.3	79.9	58.7	123.3	106.7
2018	579.1	80.7	64.1	130.3	114.5
2019	573.2	74.0	61.8	125.4	136.3
2020	481.9	109.9	107.0	98.3	97.4
2021	489.3	153.5	92.5	134.4	130.5
2022	602.8	215.1	127.4	136.7	210.7
2023	601.9	245.3	125.7	131.8	199.4
2024	544.9	203.4	112.5	112.4	116.3
2025	563.1	186.9	81.2	110.9	198.2