Long Beach

Reported crime in Long Beach for the third quarter of 1985 virtually matched that for the same period in 1984, police officials announced this week. The number of crimes in the city rose .2% between July 1 and Sept. 30, up from 10,662 reported incidents in 1984 to 10,686 in 1985. The slight increase was due mostly to a 6.8% increase in bounced checks and other minor crimes. Meanwhile, the number of reported residential burglaries declined by 9.6% and commercial burglaries dropped by 9.1%.

Reported crime rose in five of the city’s nine councilmanic districts. The biggest increase was in Councilman Warren Harwood’s 9th District, where reported crime jumped 9.8%, fueled mainly by a 38% hike in bike thefts. The sharpest decline occurred in Mayor Ernie Kell’s 5th District, where the number of reported incidents dropped by more than 18%.