The numbers of violent crimes, including homicides and shooting victims, have been slashed across the city of Los Angeles in the last four years, according to the mayor’s office, reflecting a nationwide trend of a decline in violent and property crime occurrences.
Mayor Karen Bass announced Monday that between Oct. 22, 2022 and Oct. 22, 2026, there was a 47% plunge in murders, with 161 fewer homicides. The number of shooting victims dropped by 50% during the same period, with 573 fewer people shot.
The year-on-year statistics reflected a similar downward trend, the mayor said. In the San Fernando Valley region alone, there was a 41% decrease in burglaries, a 21% decrease in robberies and a 31% decrease in motor vehicle thefts this year, compared with the same period in 2025.
Bass touted her directive to the Los Angeles Police Department to crack down on burglaries along Ventura Boulevard in Encino, Tarzana and Woodland Hills, saying the deployment of resources to combat property crimes paid off.
“While I recognize that safety is more than statistics, this data shows that we are making real progress, making the right investments, and responding to the needs of communities across this city,” Bass said during the Monday news conference at the LAPD Van Nuys station.
Councilmember John Lee, who represents City Council District 12, which includes Granada Hills, Northridge and Porter Ranch, called the progress “significant,” thanking the LAPD for its work.
“These numbers represent fewer residents becoming victims of crime,” Lee, who also chairs the Public Safety Committee, said in a statement.
Last week, Bass directed the city to establish a unified call center to better organize the dispatch of unarmed civilian crisis response teams. The idea is to replace two separate call centers serving the programs with a single one.
Her executive order also directed relevant departments to hire more 911 dispatchers.
In December 2025, Bass raised concerns about a rise in shootings involving police, which had significantly increased. That year, LAPD officers fired their weapons in 46 incidents, killed 14 people and wounded 23 others, representing a 70% increase from 2024, and the highest annual shooting total by the department since 2015, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Data on such shootings for 2026 have yet to be released.
In August, Bass ordered an independent evaluation of officer-involved deaths and severe injuries, with an emphasis on interactions between LAPD officers and individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
Bass, who is seeking a second term as mayor, is facing a challenge from City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, a one-time ally. The two have faced off twice in debates this election season and have criticized each other’s records on public safety.
City News Service contributed to this report.