In 2010, Altadena experienced an increase in residential burglaries and thefts from locked and unlocked vehicles.  In April of 2010, we refocused the station’s efforts to address this rise in crime. We brought in additional resources and increased our partnership with the community. We ended 2010 with an increase in property crime, however we were able to significantly reduce the crime rate from April of 2010. We are continuing to focus our efforts to reduce crime during 2011.  Assaults went up in 2009, and down in 2010.

CRIME RATE

                                    APR  5 YTD        DEC 31 YTD

PROPERTY CRIMES   39.1%                     16.2%         DECREASE  OF  22.9%

BURGLARY                  52.5%                     14.5%        DECREASE  OF  38%

LARCENY THEFT       39.6%                       19.3%       DECREASE OF   20.3%

             BURGLARY   LARCENY THEFT (vehicle burglaries/thefts from unlocked vehicles, etc.)

January      12            62

February     24           43

March         29            41

April            26           32

May            39           38                    

June           34           41

July            13           38

August       15           27

Sept             8           37

Oct             20          29

Nov            15          16

Dec            11          25

VIOLENT CRIMES

Altadena is continuing to experience a decrease in violent crimes.  We are pleased to report that there were no homicides in Altadena in 2010.   We also experienced the largest decrease of Aggravated Assaults of any of the 23 Sheriff’s Stations. 

                                                                    % CHANGE

                    2008       2009      2010         2 YR      1 YR

HOMICIDE      3           1         0              -100%    -100%

RAPE              5            5         4              – 20%     – 20%

ROBBERY     38          34      34               – 11%         0%

ASSAULT       88        109      83               –  6%     –  24%

GANG RELATED

HOMICIDE       1            1        0             -100%    -100%

RAPE               0            1        0                 N/C     -100%

ROBBERY     10            6         3              – 70%    –  50%

ASSAULT       15           21        6              – 60%     – 71%

            ASSAULT      ROBBERY                   

January        9              2

February      6              2

March         10             2

April            10             1

May              9             5

June            10            2

July               5             3

August          2             2

Sept              6             3

Oct                7             2

Nov               6             6

Dec               3             4