CRIME STATS: Despite some recent high-profile crimes,...
CRIME STATS: Despite some recent high-profile crimes, the police say crime is actually down in the San Fernando Valley--perhaps because of the rainy weather earlier this year (A1) . . . . Neighborhood groups welcome the report, but some say real change will come slowly. People “need to feel they can walk safely down the street in their neighborhood or in their local mall,” says the president of the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Assn.
Valley Crime Drops
Incidents of homicide, rape and robbery in the Valley for first quarters of 1991, 1992 and 1993.
1991 ’92 ’93 Homicides 38 33 31 Rapes 108 109 105 Robberies 1,452 1,928 1,788
Sources: Los Angeles Police Dept.
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