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Crimewatch: August 2025



This post was updated Sept. 4 at 12:37 a.m.

Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Maggie Konecky, Assistant News Editor. Interactive by Ayushi Kadakia, Data Editor.

UCPD recorded 534 unique entries in its daily crime log from Aug. 1 to 31.

The department received 131 crime reports from Aug. 1 to 31 that resulted in active police cases. Of the 131 crime reports resulting in cases, 54 were open cases and 77 were closed or inactive as of Sept. 3, according to a UCPD crime and fire log.

Theft and burglary was the most common category, with 43 reports resulting in cases, followed by 24 reports involving drugs and controlled substances, according to the log.

UCPD also recorded 403 events that did not result in active cases, with the following statuses as of Sept. 3:

Detail handled, no report: 65

Report taken: 58

Information only: 44

Non-criminal matter: 60

Warned or advised: 30

Canceled (by any party): 53

Victim not desirous of report: 17

Referred to outside agency: 35

Unable to locate: 23

Field interviewed: 6

Courtesy report: 4

Citation issued: 1

Unfounded: 4

Of the 403 incidents not resulting in cases, five were categorized as sex crimes. UCPD categorized three events as sexual battery reports and two 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.

Metro editor

Konecky is the 2025-2026 metro editor and a photo contributor. She was previously news staff. Konecky is a fourth-year film, television and digital media student from Alameda, California.

Data editor

Kadakia is the 2025-2026 Data editor. She was previously the 2024-2025 assistant Data editor and Data graphics staff. Kadakia is a third-year economics and statistics and data science student from Irvine, California.


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