Crime & Safety

Violent Crime Increased the Past Week

The number of violent crimes and property crimes reported in Sherman Oaks the past week went up.

In the seven days between December 13 and 19, violent crime reports rose and property crime reports were about average according to Los Angeles Police Department data that is compiled by the Los Angeles Times.

There were four violent crimes and thirty five property crimes in Sherman Oaks during that seven day period in mid December. Compare those figures with the average for the past three months, when Sherman Oaks averaged 1.9 violent crimes and 29.2 property crimes per week, according to figures compiled by the LA Times.

This week's rate of 6 crimes per 10,000 residents is higher than in nearby Encino, and lower than Studio City and Van Nuys.

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Sherman Oaks population is slightly more than 65,000 residents according to the Los Angeles Department of City Planning.

4 violent
crimes 35 property
crimes 6.0 crimes
per 10,000 people Location Crime Date and time 5500 block of Ranchito Avenue Theft from vehicle Dec. 19, 11:30 p.m. 5200 block of Coldwater Canyon Avenue Theft from vehicle Dec. 19, 9:20 p.m. 4600 block of Ventura Canyon Avenue Theft from vehicle Dec. 19, 9 p.m. 4900 block of Matilija Avenue Robbery Dec. 19, 8 p.m. 14800 block of Mccormick Street Theft from vehicle Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m. 15000 block of Killion Street Theft from vehicle Dec. 19, 7 p.m. Riverside Drive and Woodman Avenue Robbery Dec. 19, 6:10 p.m. 13700 block of Riverside Drive Robbery Dec. 19, 4:55 p.m. 14400 block of Burbank Boulevard Theft Dec. 19, 2 p.m. 5500 block of Ventura Canyon Avenue Burglary Dec. 19, 2 p.m. 5400 block of Lemona Avenue Theft from vehicle Dec. 19, 11:30 a.m. 4700 block of Willis Avenue Theft Dec. 18, 10:30 p.m. Riverside and Van Nuys Theft Dec. 18, 8 p.m. 13400 block of Contour Drive Theft Dec. 18, 3:30 a.m. 14600 block of Mulholland Drive Burglary Dec. 17, 6:30 p.m. 4600 block of Noble Avenue Burglary Dec. 17, 5 p.m. 14000 block of Riverside Drive Theft Dec. 17, 4 p.m. 14000 block of Riverside Drive Grand theft auto Dec. 17, 3 p.m. 5100 block of Van Nuys Boulevard Theft Dec. 17, 1:45 p.m. 14000 block of Riverside Drive Theft Dec. 17, 12:30 p.m. 5300 block of Kester Avenue Burglary Dec. 17, noon 14000 block of Riverside Drive Robbery Dec. 17, noon 4900 block of Hazeltine Avenue Theft from vehicle Dec. 17, 9:20 a.m. 14100 block of Riverside Drive Grand theft auto Dec. 16, 10:38 p.m. 5000 block of Van Nuys Boulevard Theft Dec. 16, 3 p.m. Van Nuys Boulevard and Moorpark Avenue Theft Dec. 15, 10:45 p.m. 4500 block of Cedros Avenue Theft from vehicle Dec. 15, 10:30 p.m. 4500 block of Calhoun Avenue Theft from vehicle Dec. 15, 9 p.m. 5200 block of Saloma Avenue Theft from vehicle Dec. 15, 8:30 p.m. 3500 block of Stonewood Drive Burglary Dec. 15, 5:10 p.m. 4500 block of Van Nuys Boulevard Theft Dec. 15, 3:45 p.m. 5300 block of Fulton Avenue Burglary Dec. 15, 6 a.m. 5000 block of Buffalo Avenue Theft from vehicle Dec. 14, 11 p.m. 14500 block of Ventura Boulevard Theft Dec. 14, 8:40 p.m. 4500 block of Colbath Avenue (Deleted) Grand theft auto Dec. 14, 11 a.m. 13200 block of Addison Street Grand theft auto Dec. 14, 7:20 a.m. 14600 block of Weddington Street Grand theft auto Dec. 14, 7 a.m. 5100 block of Buffalo Avenue Theft from vehicle Dec. 13, 11:55 p.m. 14100 block of Dickens Street Theft from vehicle Dec. 13, 9 p.m. 4200 block of Cedros Avenue Grand theft auto Dec. 13, 9:30 a.m.

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