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Hermosa Beach Crime Statistics
Hermosa Beach Arrests, Assaults, Criminal Citations,
Disturbance Calls and Calls for Service, reach all-time highs in 2004 since 1991.
Hermosa Beach
1998 to 2004 Crime Statistics, since the Pier Plaza Renovation
All Criminal Adult Total Calls Disturbance
Burglary Robbery Assaults DUI Citations Arrests For Service Calls
1998 -- 113 17 77 150 562 608 19,951 3,199
2004 -- 140 20 143 164 1,419 1,388 30,215 4,201
Up Up Up Up Up Up Up Up
23.9 % 17.6 % 85.7 % 9.3 % 152 % 128 % 51.4 % 31.3 %
Manhattan Beach
1998 to 2004 Crime Statistics
Burglary Robbery All DUI Criminal All Total Calls
Assaults Citations Arrests For Service
1998 -- 227 42 133 278 ---- 1,487 20,766
2004 -- 213 31 162 158 807 1,026 18,983
Down Down Up Down --- Down Down
6.2 % 26 % 22 % 43 % n/a 31 % 8.6 %
Since the Pier Plaza Renovation in 1997 - HBPD Crime Stats 1998 to 2004
· Assaults Up 85% since the Pier Plaza Renovation
Assaults in 2004 were at an All-Time High since 1991.
· Arrests Up 128% from 1998 to 2004
Manhattan Beach Arrests went Down 31%
from, 1998 to 2004.· Criminal Citations Up 152%
Hermosa had 1419 Criminal Citations and Manhattan had 807 in 2004.
· HBPD Calls for Service Up 51%
In 2004, Hermosa had 30,215 Calls and Manhattan had 18,983 Calls.
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Disturbance Calls Up 31% from 1998 to 2004Disturbance Call in 2004 were at an All-Time High since 1991.
Hermosa Beach Arrests, Assaults and Disturbance Calls reach all-time highs in 2004.
- Year 2004 Hermosa Beach per capita crime comparison to Manhattan Beach -
Hermosa Beach per capita Arrests were 2.5 times higher,
than in Manhattan Beach.Hermosa per capita Criminal Citations were 3.2 times higher, than in Manhattan Beach.
Hermosa per capita Calls for Service were 2.9 times higher, than in Manhattan Beach.
Alcohol Outlet Density - Retail alcohol outlets per square mile
Manhattan Beach has 27 alcohol outlets per sq. mile with a population of 33,852.
Hermosa Beach has 65 alcohol outlets per sq. mile with a population of 19,175.
Manhattan Beach averaged less than 20,000 Calls for Service a year from 2001 to 2004.
Hermosa Beach averaged more than 30,000 Calls for Service a year from 2001 to 2004,
with a police force that is half the size of Manhattan Beach's.
Hermosa Beach has more than 2.4 times the Alcohol Outlet Density than Manhattan Beach.
Does an Increase in Alcohol Outlet Density Create More Crime in Hermosa Beach?
Hermosa Beach Crime Statistics - 1998 thru 2003
Rape Burglary Non-Injury ALL DUI Criminal Adult Total Calls
Auto Acc. Assaults Citations Arrests for Service
1998 -- 8 113 201 77 150 562 608 19,951
1999 -- 6 118 170 119 203 613 680 21,378
2000 -- 6 145 195 97 152 545 616 25,147
2001 -- 9 104 176 141 170 668 846 32,422
2002 -- 15 118 202 131 214 943 1,012 28,728
2003 -- 11 143 258 140 285 989 1,315 32,241
HB Crime Categories That Have Shown an Increase from 1998 thru 2003
Rape Burglary Non-Injury ALL DUI Criminal Adult Total Calls
Auto Acc. Assaults Citations Arrests for Service
Up Up Up Up Up Up Up Up
37 % 26 % 28 % 81 % 90 % 75 % 116 % 61 %
Crime Statistics from: The Hermosa Beach Police Department Activity Reports
Excerpts from:
The Easy Reader – May 20, 2004
by David Rosenfeld
--- The city has attracted more people every year since
construction of the Pier Plaza in 1997, coinciding with an
increase in crime.
--- In 2003, police saw 140 assaults, compared to 77 in 1998.
There were 1,315 arrests in 2003 compared with 608 in 1998, and
285 DUI arrests compared to 150 in 1998.
--- In February, police chief Michael Lavin cited “an ever-increasing level of violence in the downtown.”
Hermosa Beach
1998 to 2004 Crime Statistics
All Criminal Adult Total Calls Disturbance
Burglary Robbery Assaults DUI Citations Arrests For Service Calls
1998 -- 113 17 77 150 562 608 19,951 3,199
2004 -- 140 20 143 164 1,419 1,388 30,215 4,201
Up Up Up Up Up Up Up Up
23.9 % 17.6 % 85.7 % 9.3 % 152 % 128 % 51.4 % 31.3 %
Manhattan Beach
1998 to 2004 Crime Statistics
Burglary Robbery All DUI Criminal All Total Calls
Assaults Citations Arrests For Service
1998 -- 227 42 133 278 ---- 1,487 20,766
2004 -- 213 31 162 158 807 1,026 18,983
Down Down Up Down --- Down Down
6.2 % 26 % 22 % 43 % n/a 31 % 8.6 %
Excerpts from:
The Easy Reader - February 3, 2005
Arrests hit an all-time highby Robb Fulcher
The year 2004 saw a record number of arrests in Hermosa -- 1,388 -- topping the
old record of 1,315 set the year before. Those high-water marks go back at
least to 1991, when the Hermosa Beach Police Department began keeping detailed
arrest records, Chief Mike Lavin said.
The downtown area with its active and sometimes rowdy nightlife has contributed
to the increased arrests, Lavin said. “That is a reflection, I would have
to say, of the downtown. We have so much activity there,” he said.
--- The number of assaults rose barely in 2004, from 140 the previous year to 143.
--- In another possibly downtown-related development, misdemeanor citations ballooned from 989 to 1,419. Disturbance calls to police rose from 3,025 to 4,201.
HBNA Note:
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The 143 Assaults in 2004 is an all-time high since 1991 in Hermosa Beach.
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1,388 Adult Arrests in 2004 is an all-time high since 1991 in Hermosa Beach.
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1,419 Criminal Citations in 2004 is an all-time high since 1991 in Hermosa Beach.
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4,201 Disturbance Calls in 2004 is an all-time high since 1991 in Hermosa Beach.
--- The HBPD Calls for Service of 32,241 calls in 2003 and 30,215 calls in 2004 are an all-time high for any 2-year period, since 1991 in Hermosa Beach.
--- The HBPD Calls for Service has averaged 30,901 calls in the last 4 years, 2001 thru 2004.
--- Manhattan Beach is much larger than Hermosa and the Manhattan Beach Police had 18,983 Calls for Service in 2004 and arrested a total of 1,026 persons in 2004.
--- The Hermosa Beach Police had 19,951 Calls for Service in 1998 and arrested a total of 624 persons in 1998.
Manhattan Beach averaged less than 20,000 Calls for Service a year from 2001 to 2004.
Hermosa Beach averaged more than 30,000 Calls for Service a year from 2001 to 2004,
with a police force that is half the size of Manhattan Beach's.
| OCT | OCT | NOV | NOV | DEC | DEC | Year to Date | Year to Date | |
| 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Murder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sex Crimes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 20 |
| Assault | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 140 | 143 |
| Burglary | 15 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 143 | 140 |
| Theft | 29 | 24 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 388 | 359 |
| Auto Theft | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 45 |
| D.U.I. | 28 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 55 | 41 | 285 | 164 |
| Persons Arrested | ||||||||
| Adult | 120 | 134 | 169 | 125 | 130 | 102 | 1315 | 1388 |
| Juvenile | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 20 |
| Citations | ||||||||
| Criminal | 87 | 142 | 80 | 103 | 49 | 115 | 989 | 1419 |
| Traffic | 341 | 365 | 200 | 256 | 140 | 183 | 3631 | 2886 |
| Parking | 4327 | 3528 | 3288 | 2469 | 46800 | 51137 | ||
| Animal Control | 9 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 89 | 89 |
| Traffic Accident Reports | ||||||||
| Fatal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Injury | 14 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 88 | 60 |
| Non-Injury | 41 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 258 | 147 |
| Disturbance Calls | ||||||||
| Disturbance Calls | 407 | 385 | 280 | 284 | 232 | 265 | 3025 | 4201 |
| Calls for Service | ||||||||
| Police | 2625 | 2697 | 2343 | 2170 | 2174 | 2469 | 32241 | 30215 |
| Parking | 157 | 213 | 161 | 180 | 176 | 226 | 2570 | 2859 |
| Animal C. | 91 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 55 | 51 | 831 | 949 |
| Vehicle Impounds | ||||||||
| Vehicle Impounds | 107 | 92 | 95 | 68 | 132 | 100 | 728 | 744 |
Respectfully submitted to: City Manager Steve Burrell
Approved By: HBPD Chief M. Lavin
Prepared By: HBPD Lt. T. Bohlin
The Hermosa Beach Neighborhood Association
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