Mayor Bass Announces 43% Drop in Burglaries in the San Fernando Valley Since Last August, 27% Drop Citywide as a Result of Her Comprehensive Approach to Safety

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LOS ANGELES - Mayor Karen Bass today announced that burglaries are down 43% in the San Fernando Valley since last August, and 27% citywide as a result of her comprehensive approach to safety. Homicides are also at a 60-year low. Since taking office, Mayor Bass has expanded crime prevention efforts across L.A and strategically increased patrols in the Valley in response to a string of burglaries. Watch Mayor Bass' video announcement here.

"A safer city requires prevention, intervention, and investments in our communities," said Mayor Bass. "While police officers focus on violent crime, trained civilian teams like CIRCLE can respond to nonviolent situations involving someone experiencing a mental health crisis. We're seeing the results, and we're going to keep building on what works to keep Angelenos safe."

After a string of home burglaries along the Ventura Boulevard corridor earlier this year, Mayor Bass directed the LAPD to strategically deploy resources to keep residents safe. Under her direction, LAPD's Operations-Valley Bureau implemented the following strategies along Ventura Boulevard:

• Extra patrols by Patrol Officers, Detectives, and Specialized Units

• Deployment of LAPD vehicles in high-visibility locations

• Utilization of mobile License Plate Readers (LPRs) around high-risk burglary areas

• Active community engagement by Senior Lead Officers (SLOs)

• Air support to provide high-visibility patrol and deterrence

• Close collaboration with other specialized divisions, including the Commercial Crimes Division and the Robbery Homicide Division, to investigate high-value loss burglaries

Mayor Bass created the City's first Office of Community Safety to focus on crime and violence prevention, civilian crisis response, community-based programming, and reentry services for justice-impacted Angelenos. The Office oversees GRYD, the City's comprehensive gang violence reduction strategy, which works directly with youth, families, and communities through prevention, gang intervention, violence interruption, and community engagement. Earlier this year, Mayor Bass announced a 27% drop in homicides in neighborhoods most impacted by violence citywide as a result of this type of work.

In the San Fernando Valley, the Office of Community Safety has increased resources to support crime prevention efforts, including securing $2 million in federal funding to expand CIRCLE civilian crisis response teams. The Office has also worked with the Sherman Oaks Business Improvement District to address safety concerns in the commercial corridor, added GRYD intervention workers and Community Navigators in Foothill, Mission, Van Nuys, and North Hollywood communities, launched Safe Passage at Canoga Park High School, and provided Summer Night Lights programming to create safe spaces for youth and families.