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Crimewatch: November 2023



Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Sharla Steinman, City and Crime Editor. Interactive by Junwon Choi, Data editor.

UCPD recorded 637 unique entries in its November daily crime log.

University police received 150 crime reports in November that resulted in active police cases.

Of the 150 crime reports resulting in cases, 77 were open cases and 73 were closed or inactive as of Dec. 4, according to the UCPD crime and fire log.

Theft and burglary was the most common category, with 73 reports resulting in cases, followed by 15 reports of traffic and vehicle related incidents, according to the log.

UCPD also recorded 487 events that did not result in active cases, with the following statuses as of Dec. 4:

Detail handled: no report: 103

Report taken: 48

Information only: 53

Non-criminal matter: 94

Warned or advised: 31

Canceled (by any party): 59

Victim not desirous of report: 29

Referred to outside agency: 33

Unable to locate: 29

Field interviewed: 2

Courtesy report: 2

Citation issued: 0

Unfounded: 0

Of the 487 incidents not resulting in cases, 10 were categorized as rape or other sex crimes. UCPD categorized five events as rape reports, two as sexual battery reports and three as indecent exposure reports.

Data for this story was obtained as a public record under the Jeanne Clery Act, which requires universities to report campus crime data.

Some cases listed in this story are currently under investigation. Anyone with information can call UCPD at 310-825-1491.

City and Crime Editor

Steinman is the 2023-2024 city and crime editor. She was previously a city and crime contributor. She is also a fourth-year political science student.


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