Pickpockets still plague WeHo – WEHOonline.com

According to the WeHo Sheriff’s Station, pickpocketing in West Hollywood increased in June, while motor vehicle thefts decreased significantly.

Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials will present June crime figures at the Public Safety Commission meeting Monday night.

Motor vehicle thefts in June were down about 30 percent from the 32 incidents in May. Meanwhile, there were 35 reported incidents of pickpocketing in June, up from 15 in May. However, officers were able to arrest two pickpockets last month — the second and third arrests so far this year, bringing the total to 113 reported incidents.

Over the past six months, and especially since April, West Hollywood has seen a steady increase in reports of:

Rape

Street robbery on Strong Arm
Shoplifting

Armed Estes Robbery
Other theft
Grand Theft Pickpocket

PART 1 CRIME	January 2024	February 2024	March 2024	April 2024	May 2024	June 2024
Murder	0	0	0	0	0000	0000	0000
Rape	0	4	2	3	0	5	5
Aggravated assault	15	7	9	12	11	11	0
Domestic	-1	1	2	0	0	1	1
ADW rifle	2	0	1	1	2	1	-1
ADW knife	1	2	1	5	0	3	3
ADW Other weapon	11	2	2	5	5	2	-3
ADW Hands, Fist, Feet	2	1	3	1	4	4	0
ADW Peace Officer	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
ADW child	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robbery	10	5	6	8	8	9	1
Armed street robbery	1	2	2	3	4	4	0
Armed Robbery – All Others	2	1	2	1	2	0	-2
Street robbery on Strong Arm	5	1	3	2	2	4	2
Strong Arm Robbery – All Others	2	1	-1	2	0	1	1
Burglary	36	20	30	25	21	20	-1
Burglary in homes	10	9	13	9	7	9	2
Other burglary	26	11	17	16	14	11	-3
Other burglary – Business	11	3	7	7	6	6	0
Other burglaries – Mailrooms	8	4	6	1	5	2	-3
Other burglary – Secured garages	6	4	3	6	3	3	0
Other burglary – All other	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
Theft from motor vehicles	19	29	21	25	32	21	-11
Vehicle Burglary	14	26	13	14	13	12	-1
Grand Theft Unlocked Vehicle	3	3	3	5	9	3	-6
Petty theft unlocked vehicle	2	0	2	3	4	3	-1
Grand Theft Vehicle Parts	0	0	3	3	5	3	-2
Petty theft of vehicle parts	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1
Shoplifting	14	14	23	12	18	23	5
Armed Estes Robbery	0	0	1	0	2	3	1
Strong Arm Estes Robbery	0	0	2	1	1	1	0
Grand theft shoplifting	6	5	14	7	3	8	5
Petty Theft Shoplifting	8	9	6	4	12	11	-1
Other theft	89	54	67	88	87	102	15
Grand Theft Pickpocket	9	13	7	14	15	35	20
Large theft bicycle	4	0	3	1	3	2	-1
Petty Theft Bicycle	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
Major theft from buildings / Other	4	5	16	12	18	14	-4
Petty theft from buildings / Other	69	35	41	61	51	50	-1
Safe break-ins	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Car theft	21	15	16	10	10	5	-5
Arson	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Total	413	288	347	369	0379	0394	0010

In Part II crimes, officers will report notable decreases in felony vandalism and non-aggravated domestic violence incidents. However, there was an increase in reports of disorderly conduct and narcotics possession, as well as vehicle/boat law violations.

Since the beginning of the year, the number of reports of drug possession has steadily increased, as has the number of non-serious assaults.

PART II CRIME	January 2024	February 2024	March 2024	April 2024	May 2024	June 2024	Change (+/-)
FAKE	0	0	0	3	0	0005	0005
FRAUD	14	9	5	10	6	12	6
IDENTITY THEFT	0	3	5	1	4	3	-1
SEXUAL OFFENCES – CRIMES	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
SEXUAL OFFENCES – CRIME	6	1	0	2	3	7	4
ASSAULT, NON-AGGRAVATED	20	13	20	27	29	32	3
ATTACK ON PEACE OFFICER	2	2	0	1	2	0	-2
DOMESTIC ASSAULT, NON-AGGRAVATED	11	8	7	9	10	4	-6
GUN LAWS	1	1	3	6	1	1	0
INN OWNER SCAM	4	2	2	2	1	2	1
CRIMES AGAINST FAMILY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CRIME SELLING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE	0	2	0	0	2	4	2
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NARCOTICS	2	3	5	0	3	3	0
CRIME POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE	0	1	0	2	0	1	1
CRIME POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE	4	1	3	8	8	12	4
NARCOTICS FOUND	0	0	0	2	2	0	-2
LAWS REGARDING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DRUNK	6	6	3	6	2	3	1
MISCONSCIOUS BEHAVIOR	1	1	1	0	1	5	4
VAGRANT	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
GAMBLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE	3	5	1	2	6	3	-3
VEHICLE LAWS ‐ CRIME HIT AND RUN	29	22	22	34	20	19	-1
VEHICLE LAWS – CRIME HIT AND RUN	4	3	4	2	2	3	1
VEHICLE/BOAT LAWS CRIME	16	15	13	11	6	14	8
VEHICLE/BOAT LAWS CRIME	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
VANDALISM ‐ CRIME	9	5	10	9	10	7	-3
VANDALISM ‐ CRIME	20	13	19	16	22	17	-5
VANDALISM ‐ GRAFFITI / TAGGING	2	1	1	1	1	1	0
STOLEN GOODS RECEIVED	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FEDERAL CRIMES	1	0	0	2	0	1	1
CRIMES ‐ MISCELLANEOUS	4	4	10	4	4	7	3
CRIMES, MISCELLANEOUS: OFFENSE	1	0	0	1	2	3	1
CRIMES, MISCELLANEOUS: ALL OTHERS	12	7	0	3	6	10	4
TOTAL	173	130	134	165	154	0180	0026

The number of felony arrests increased by 14 from the May count, while the number of misdemeanor arrests decreased slightly. Sheriffs received 1,752 calls for service in June, 73 more than in May.

	Calls for service	Observations	Arrests for crimes	Arrests for violations	Total number of arrests
January 2024	1,594	1,473	43	65	108
February 2024	1,490	1,372	34	55	89
March 2024	1,639	1,335	22	52	74
April 2024	1,610	1,512	29	78	107
May 2024	1,715	1,476	39	91	130
June 2024	1,752	1,627	53	80	133
Change (+/-)	37	151	14	-11	3

Responses took slightly longer in the emergency and priority categories, while routine responses were slightly faster. There were significantly more routine response incidents in June, while emergency and priority incidents showed a small decrease.

	Emergency Response (Time)	Emergency Response (Incidents)	Response priority (Time)	Response priority (incidents)	Reaction routine (Time)	Reaction routine (Incidents)
January 2024	3.5	75	9.1	319	30.7	1,183
February 2024	3.9	63	9.8	313	28.3	1083
March 2024	3.7	76	9.8	356	30.6	1167
April 2024	3.6	88	8.6	381	27.5	1106
May 2024	3.7	86	8.8	460	26.4	1113
June 2024	4	71	10	393	25.6	1254
Change (+/-)	0.3	-15	1.2	-67	-0.8	141

DUI incidents dropped from a year-high last month, and traffic reports rose by 29. There were seven vehicle/pedestrian incidents in June, the most of the year. Officers continued their crackdown on scooters, with 21 citations issued last month.

	Arrests for driving under the influence	Traffic reports	Vehicle vs Pedestrian	Vehicle vs. Bicycle	Accidents with scooters/e-bikes	Scooter Quotes
January 2024	3	67	1	0	0	0
February 2024	5	41	3	0	0	1
March 2024	1	71	3	0	0	2
April 2024	2	79	0	2	0	0
May 2024	8	55	2	3	2	23
June 2024	3	84	7	0	1	21
Change (+/-)	-5	29	5	-3	-1	-2

Eleven homeless people accepted help in June, the highest number this year.

	January 2024	February 2024	March 2024	April 2024	May 2024	June 2024
Contacts made	90	132	126	102	103	84
Services offered	87	131	120	102	103	84
Accepted services	3	2	3	8	1	11

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