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Watts NC.

Population 39,749. 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

594incidents

vs. 2024▲ 25.3%

vs. 10-yr avg▼ 30.6%

vs. Los Angeles (rate)▲ 30%

§ 01 · Trend · Watts NC

Assault count, by reported year

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Assault · Watts NC

counts · 2016 – 2025 · 10 reported years

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Watts NC assault yearly trend · incident counts · 2016–2025
Year	Watts NC
2016	1,711
2017	897
2018	905
2019	909
2020	829
2021	741
2022	774
2023	727
2024	474
2025	594

Categories in scope · small multiples

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Assault

594

'16▼ 65%'25

Auto Theft

173

'16▼ 67%'25

Burglary

'16▼ 85%'25

Robbery

106

'16▼ 77%'25

Grand Theft

'16▲ 1%'25

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Watts NC category trends · incident counts · 2016–2025
Year	Assault	Auto Theft	Burglary	Robbery	Grand Theft
2016	1,711	532	302	452	82
2017	897	287	173	238	40
2018	905	256	113	190	44
2019	909	186	122	181	68
2020	829	227	74	153	55
2021	741	249	41	119	53
2022	774	238	61	132	67
2023	727	323	68	120	71
2024	474	267	38	122	40
2025	594	173	46	106	83

Where it sits in Los Angeles

How Watts NC compares with nearby neighbourhood councils

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Watts NC

Council 88 · POP 39,749

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%
Watts NC ◀	88	39,749	594	594	▼ 65%
Empowerment Congress Southeast Area Ndc	87	80,588	1,761	1,761	▼ 50%
Harbor Gateway North NC	90	36,696	474	474	▼ 52%
Community And Neighbors For Ninth District Unity (canndu)	86	44,487	1,044	1,044	▼ 4%
Central Alameda NC	110	31,193	317	317	▼ 27%
Zapata-king NC	125	53,084	698	698	▼ 25%
Empowerment Congress Southwest Area Ndc	84	29,193	421	421	▼ 33%
Voices NC	109	48,714	860	860	▼ 17%
Empowerment Congress Central Area NC	81	48,772	929	929	▼ 13%

Data summary for Watts NC

Watts NC: rate per 10,000 residents by category, 2016–2025. A dash means unavailable.
Year	Assault	Auto Theft	Burglary	Robbery	Grand Theft
2016	430.4	133.8	76.0	113.7	20.6
2017	225.7	72.2	43.5	59.9	10.1
2018	227.7	64.4	28.4	47.8	11.1
2019	228.7	46.8	30.7	45.5	17.1
2020	208.6	57.1	18.6	38.5	13.8
2021	186.4	62.6	10.3	29.9	13.3
2022	194.7	59.9	15.3	33.2	16.9
2023	182.9	81.3	17.1	30.2	17.9
2024	119.3	67.2	9.6	30.7	10.1
2025	149.4	43.5	11.6	26.7	20.9