Crime in South Bay Increases
A review of the overall crime in the South Bay and Harbor Area of Los Angeles County shows that crime has increased by one percent in the year 2012. According to an assessment of the California Crime Index by The Daily Breeze, homicides dropped from 54 to 45, including a drop of 12 homicides in the Harbor Division. Overall Robberies were up four percent, primarily because of significant increases in Carson and Gardena.
In the year 2012, there were 836,350 people living in South Bay. During that year there were:
- 45 homicides;
- 122 rapes;
- 1,177 robberies;
- 2,295 assaults;
- 3,996 burglaries; and
- 3,091 auto thefts.
Many wonder if the crime rates will increase substantially more this year as a result of the recent realignment program that has been put in motion. Because of overcrowding, many inmates in prison have been moved to county jails and a number of nonviolent individuals in jail have been released. There has been a lot of speculation, but it is unclear if releasing nonviolent individuals will actually increase criminal activity in Los Angeles County.
