AT A GLANCE
Crime incident data from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), documenting reported crimes across LA's geographic areas. Each record includes date/time, location, crime type, victim demographics, weapon involvement, and case status.
Key Highlights:
- Source: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) official records
- Coverage: All LAPD geographic areas within Los Angeles
- Variables: Date/time, crime type, victim demographics (sex, ethnicity), weapon, case status
- Crime Codes: Up to four per incident
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This administrative dataset captures all reported crime incidents within LAPD jurisdiction. It supports spatial analysis of law enforcement patterns, temporal crime trend analysis, victimization studies, and evaluation of police response effectiveness in one of America's largest cities.
Research Applications:
- Urban crime pattern and spatial analysis
- Victimization demographics and trends
- Temporal analysis of crime rates in Los Angeles
- Police response effectiveness evaluation
Subject Terms: crime data, LAPD, Los Angeles, urban crime, policing, public safety, victimology, United States
SCOPE & METHODOLOGY
- Geographic Coverage: Los Angeles, California
- Smallest Geographic Unit: LAPD geographic area / incident location
- Time Period: See data files for specific date range
- Universe: All reported crime incidents within LAPD jurisdiction
- Unit of Observation: Individual crime incident
- Data Type: Administrative records — police report data
Data Collection: Crime incident data from LAPD official records. Each record includes date reported, date/time of occurrence, geographic area, crime type, victim demographics, weapon description, case status, and up to four crime codes.
CITATION
University of Maryland, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences [distributor]. LAPD Crime. Originally from Los Angeles Open Data. BSOS Social Science Data Repository, 2026. https://bsos-data.umd.edu/dataset/lapd-crime-dataset
FILES & DOCUMENTATION
Available:
- LAPD Crime Codebook (XLSX)
Planned Additions:
- Data Dictionary — LAPD crime code definitions, weapon codes, area mapping, demographic variables
- Data File (CSV/XLSX) — Primary crime incident dataset
- Methodology Document — LAPD data collection and reporting procedures