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South Central NC.

Population 39,056. 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

783incidents

vs. 2024▼ 6.8%

vs. 10-yr avg▲ 2.6%

vs. Los Angeles (rate)▲ 75%

§ 01 · Trend · South Central NC

Assault count, by reported year

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Assault · South Central NC

counts · 2016 – 2025 · 10 reported years

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South Central NC assault yearly trend · incident counts · 2016–2025
Year	South Central NC
2016	743
2017	720
2018	730
2019	781
2020	646
2021	755
2022	813
2023	824
2024	840
2025	783

Categories in scope · small multiples

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Assault

783

'16▲ 5%'25

Auto Theft

369

'16▼ 8%'25

Burglary

105

'16▼ 6%'25

Robbery

158

'16▼ 25%'25

Grand Theft

192

'16▲ 131%'25

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

South Central NC category trends · incident counts · 2016–2025
Year	Assault	Auto Theft	Burglary	Robbery	Grand Theft
2016	743	401	112	210	83
2017	720	376	125	232	81
2018	730	279	100	174	82
2019	781	315	116	214	99
2020	646	547	214	151	104
2021	755	493	188	157	149
2022	813	598	194	193	236
2023	824	588	176	160	319
2024	840	465	143	204	126
2025	783	369	105	158	192

Where it sits in Los Angeles

How South Central NC compares with nearby neighbourhood councils

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South Central NC

Council 78 · POP 39,056

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%
South Central NC ◀	78	39,056	783	783	▲ 5%
Zapata-king NC	125	53,084	698	698	▼ 25%
Central Alameda NC	110	31,193	317	317	▼ 27%
Downtown Los Angeles	52	61,318	3,453	3,453	▲ 16%
Empowerment Congress North Area NC	77	75,073	1,197	1,197	▲ 1%
Voices NC	109	48,714	860	860	▼ 17%
Pico Union NC	76	38,281	722	722	▼ 24%
Westlake South NC	121	27,399	692	692	▲ 35%
Arts District Little Tokyo NC	46	9,342	185	185	▲ 8%

Data summary for South Central NC

South Central NC: rate per 10,000 residents by category, 2016–2025. A dash means unavailable.
Year	Assault	Auto Theft	Burglary	Robbery	Grand Theft
2016	190.2	102.7	28.7	53.8	21.3
2017	184.3	96.3	32.0	59.4	20.7
2018	186.9	71.4	25.6	44.5	21.0
2019	200.0	80.7	29.7	54.8	25.4
2020	165.4	140.1	54.8	38.7	26.6
2021	193.3	126.2	48.1	40.2	38.1
2022	208.2	153.1	49.7	49.4	60.4
2023	211.0	150.6	45.1	41.0	81.7
2024	215.1	119.1	36.6	52.2	32.3
2025	200.5	94.5	26.9	40.5	49.2