Preliminary crime statistics for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have been released for 2011. The areas patrolled by the Pico Rivera Sheriff’s Station continued to experience an overall decline in Part I Crimes. Part I Crimes include homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, grand theft auto, and arson. Pico Rivera Sheriff’s Station provides law enforcement services to the city of Pico Rivera and Unincorporated West Whittier. The overall decline in crime compared to 2010 was 3%, continuing a downward trend over the last five years.
Notable decreases in violent crimes including, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault were experienced. Robberies were down by 23.5%, Rapes were down by 4.7% and aggravated assaults by 3.5%. Homicides were up from five incidents in 2010 to seven in 2011. Unincorporated West Whittier did not record a single homicide in 2011. Cumulatively, violent crimes were down by 10.4% in 2011.
Property crimes, including burglary, larceny, grand theft auto, and arson were down slightly this year at 1.7% decrease. Arson declined 18%, burglary declined 5.3%, larceny 1.1% and grand theft auto declined 0.2%. Our crime fighting efforts with the community were significant in 2011 and will continue in 2012. Our partnership with the communities we serve cannot be understated. There were numerous instances of alert citizens reporting suspicious activity, leading to arrests of suspects. Directed enforcement by our Problem Specific Policing Team (P.S.P.) and Vandalism Enforcement Team (V.E.T.) to identify and target crime trends will continue, as well as the use of Advanced Surveillance and Protection (A.S.A.P.) vehicle. We have a great partnership with the communities we serve. Strong gang intervention and education programs, including our award winning youth intervention program, Personal Responsibility In Developing Ethics (P.R.I.D.E.) and LA Crime Stoppers have contributed to the overall decrease in crime.
You can partner to prevent or report crime by contacting Pico Rivera Sheriff’s Station at (562) 949-2421 to report suspicious activity. Or if you wish to remain anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), or text the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637,) or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
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Captain James Thornton Jr.
Pico Rivera Sheriff's Station
