PALMDALE – The overall Part 1 crime rate in the city of Palmdale saw a 5.84 percent decrease in 2015 from the previous year, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
At 246 crimes per 10,000 residents, Palmdale’s Part 1 crime rate stands at the lowest level in more than two decades, city officials announced. It has dropped 53 percent, from a rate of 467.71 in 1996 to the current 246 level.
“Embracing the concept of community policing, where law enforcement, city staff, businesses, and residents come together as partners has been very successful in Palmdale,” stated Palmdale Mayor, Jim Ledford. “The results speak for themselves.”
Part 1 crimes are serious crimes committed against people and property. The category includes homicide, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, auto theft and arson.
This marks the seventh consecutive year that Palmdale’s crime rate has been below 300 crimes per 10,000, a number that puts Palmdale in a category of having a reputation as a safe city.
In 2007, the city of Palmdale set a five-year goal to work with the Sheriff’s Department and the community and lower the crime rate below 300 by 2012. That goal was reached two years ahead of schedule.
When compared to 2014, homicides were down 22 percent, aggravated assault down 6 percent, burglary down 8 percent and larceny theft down 14 percent. Arson remained the same.
Areas that continue to be hot spots include grand theft auto, robbery, and rape (partially due to a change in the FBI’s classification of this crime).
There were 3,840 serious crimes in Palmdale in 2015, down from 4,078 in 2014.
“The crime reduction we have seen in the city of Palmdale is the result of a collaborative effort involving the Sheriff’s Department, city staff, community involvement, and the support of our local leaders,” stated Palmdale Sheriff’s Acting Captain, Dennis Kneer. “We will continue working together to make Palmdale a safer place for all of us.”
“We will continue to work hard with law enforcement, businesses, and our residents to drive the crime rate down,” stated Palmdale’s Director of Neighborhood Services, Mike Miller. “We are seeing some very positive results from the great work and programs being done throughout the city, including our Neighborhood Houses, Neighborhood and Business Watch, as well as working proactively with our community partners.”
A link to the Los Angeles County crime stats may be found at: http://shq.lasdnews.net/CrimeStats/LASDCrimeInfo.html.
For more information about the city of Palmdale’s Neighborhood Services department, call 661-267-5181.
The latest edition of “This is How We Roll, Palmdale” [see below] talks about the recent crime stats report.
[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]
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RayRay says
If you want to see why crime is up in Lancaster, tune in to tonight’s city council meeting at 5 pm on Time Warner channel 28 or on the city’s website at http://www.cityoflancasterca.org.
Watch in amazement as Mayor Ray deflects the recent surge in crime by turning our attention to two dead terrorists. Feel a sense of security knowing that Mayor Ray is protecting us all from banning burial of terrorists in our fair city.
Hear the smug comments and denial of the real problems facing us as Mayor Ray and his hand picked lemmings congratulate themselves for standing up for public safety, freedom, and the American way.
Then, as if it doesn’t exist, watch as Mayor Ray avoids the controversy of spending $10 million of our taxpayers dollars on his failed LEAPS spy plane, while his political contributor sits in a room close by counting this month’s $90K payoff.
All this coming up tonight at our Lancaster city council meeting. You don’t want to miss it.
emeryB says
In the words of our fearless mayor from December 4, 2011:
“There has to be some reason that Lancaster is thriving when every other city in the country is failing.”
Delusional.
William says
You mean when he was referring to the blvd as a ‘world class destination’ and the ‘heart of the Valley’ and people would take day trips from all over to come visit it.
It turned out that it was the 67 homeless a day on Metrolink that were taking the day trips and staying.
realitycheck says
Wait, crime is down?!? How can that be? So much for the uneducated opinion by a few on this site who claim the police run around “scaring us” and “creating paranoia” for the purpose of lining their pockets. Must be a horrible dilemma: “damn, I hate the cops, but crime is down, it appears they’re doing a decent job, ahh crap I can’t type THAT, I’ll get pummeled again.”
Tim Scott says
LOL…pummeled again? You get pummeled all the time and still spout nonsense, so what makes you think that?
As to crime being down, that’s a social function not necessarily an indication the police are doing a good job. Consider that if the cops never take a report there is zero reported crime, so we could “have no crime” just by letting the cops hang out in a donut shop all day.
Meanwhile, yeah, a lowering crime rate is a wonderful thing that I wouldn’t have commented poorly on if it weren’t for one of my half witted fans asking me to.
Merle says
Crime is down in Palmdale and up in Lancaster. That is about to change starting tonight. Our Mayor Paris will lead us on the path to safety as he brings into law his brilliant idea of forbidding the burial of dead terrorists in our city.
No longer will we face the threat of harassment from these dead terrorists. The killing, stealing, assaulting, mugging, and raping done by these heinous dead terrorists will no longer be a problem in our city.
With this issue now resolved our council can focus on what our mayor and vice mayor have identified as the other roots of crime: the homeless and college students. Rest assured with their brilliant thoughts and the aid of crime stopping technology like LEAPS (Eye in the Sky) and bird music on the BLVD, our crime will be dropping in no time.
The council meeting is tonight at 5 pm at Lancaster City Hall. Please stop by to thank Mayor Paris for saving us from dead terrorists. You can also watch in online or on channel 28 if you can make it.
You will be witnessing history. Do not miss it.
Question Lancaster Authority says
What about the dead Confederate soldiers, murderers, rapist, molesters, and all other domestic terrorists? Will they have to be exhumed? Who will pay for this?
William says
Lancaster is a lost cause and will never, ever catch up. I feel for new home buyers who discover the hard way what a mess the city is in with no shopping, dining or much else and a rotten political good ol’ boys city government.
What you save in electricity from your mandated solar panels will be spent in gas driving to Palmdale to shop and dine. And, if you are a commuter, you have to drive by all the retail visible from the 14 on the way to and from your house in Lancaster. Ouch!
Of course, rex won’t retire to Lancaster when he’s finally out of office. He has homes elsewhere. And, where does Mrs. rex shop for groceries…..Walmart or Whole Foods in Santa Clarita? Neither he nor she can be caught in Palmdale. It would make headlines.
Tim says
Lancaster will not catch up as long as Rex and Marv are running the show. They look out for themselves not the residents.
Tracey Theodore says
Gee Rex Paris what do you have to say now. Palmdale has a much better lead staff with Mayor Jim Medford. You always have something negative to say about the homeless community. You need to quit stereotyping us because not all of us are druggies or hoodlums. I am a homeless female veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps, worked for Los Angeles County DPSS as a supervisor for 18 years but became I’ll and they wanted to fire me but I resigned instead and I also graduated from AVC in 2015 at age 47 and can not get no help from anyone. I live in my van with my husband and dog and have a daughter who is a DV survivor as well. So you can’t tell me all of us who are homeless is because of drugs because that isn’t the case for some. You need to get off your high horse Mr. Paris and your clonies and look at the real issue at hand. Palmdale is doing a wonderful job with their community and that’s why there are more business opportunities there as well. People need to read the whole article instead of portions. Educating yourself is the key. Remember don’t judge a book by its cover. The same goes for us homeless; we are humans too.
Son of the Anti Rex says
Here’s what Rex Parris has to say about rising crime:
Nothing. He won’t talk to the media.
Here’s what he says about the homeless: they are causing crime on the BLVD. his lap dog Marv Crist blames the college students.
Maybe it’s time for Rex Partis to give an account of the $10 million dollars he has committed to the Eye in the Sky.
Maybe it’s time for Rex Parris to give an account of using bird sounds on the BLVD to lower crime.
Maybe it’s time for Rex Oartis to tell us why he is more concerned about dead terrorists than live people who commit crimes.
Maybe it’s time for a new mayor.
Tim Scott says
Paris’ high horse is so high that if he tried to get off he would certainly plunge to his death.
Please get in your van with your husband, drive to Palmdale, and start participating in volunteer events. Tell your story there while contributing your time and you will get help for sure, if for no other reason than that you will eventually run into me.
e says
Crime went down, trash went up….It’s depressing seeing the parking lots of shopping centers full of trash…pinche gente cochina.
TIRED says
I concur, chingaderas!!!! Simple rules to live by and that I am teaching my children:
1. Clean-up after yourself
2. Say “Please” and “thank you”
3. Educate yourself to the best of your abilities
4. Work hard and earn your wages (after you complete #3)
5. Don’t depend on your government to pay your housing/food
6. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS
It is not a matter of race, color, social status, etc., it is a matter of social responsibility.
Serrote Blanco says
Hey man, it’s 2016, we gotta live by the rules of today. Teach ur kids..
Throw trash on the ground. It’s the governments job to pick it up.
It’s all about me and my rights. Say F you.
Get high all day and watch the Kardashians on TV. Education is for chumps. The government is going to support me so who cares?
Get your Section 8 house, EBT card, medi-cal, obama phone, SSI disability, general relief, WIC, AFDC, – who needs to work?
If you think the government isn’t giving you enough, go break in to peoples’ houses and take what you want. If they catch you, it’s free room and board in jail.
You are not responsible for anything. Drinking and getting high is a disease. You are owed what you want.
Pepper says
Finally, something intelligent was said!
e says
I was in shock when my 7 year old Son asked me, Dad why does the parking lot look like this full of trash?…when we first moved up here It didn’t look like this. People are too busy to educate their kids. It’s simple as the 6 steps you mention above.
Tim Scott says
The Minority owned small business that used to contract with the shopping centers to clean up the parking lot probably got run out of town by Paris and his cronies.
Laughing says
My boss was a caucasian, as was the crew running the trucks and other equipment.
Tim Scott says
My bad. So what happened to you guys?
Laughing says
I had moved on looking for better work, I heard the owner had health issues and closed the business. So only hearsay in my opinion, I do not know what happened to them.
I was always amazed how the parking lots would accumulate so much trash every night. We would be emptying the truck several times through an evening. I hated windy nights as it made the job near impossible.
Doc Rivers says
I wonder what the numbers look like in Lancaster where they have civil penalties and you cannot bury a terrorist. Looks like an unsafe city with that big mouth Mayor Raymond. Those elected officials govern in fear.
Not in Our Town says
The Lancaster crime numbers will improve once Mayor Raymond passes his dead terrorist law. Dead terrorists are very problematic. They rob houses, steal cars, rape, murder, panhandle, vandalize, and all sorts of terrible things that cause crime to rise.
That law combined with the $10 million dollar “Eye in the Sky” will turn things around. If he would only bring back bird sounds to the BLVD, crime would disappear.
We are so fortunate to have the incredible mind of Mayor Raymond leading the way.
Not in Our Town says
Does anyone have crime stats on how many crimes dead terrorists have committed? Is it more or less than the live people who are currently robbing, stealing, panhandling, vandalizing, raping, committing arson, carjacking, etc.?
Keep deflecting, Raymond. Keep deflecting.
RayRay says
That will happen at tonight’s city council meeting. It will be monumental display of paranoia, fear, bureaucracy, Islamophobia, and delusion. Although Rex didn’t make the last meeting, he most likely will attend tonight. Or will he? He’s been dodging the issue since it blew up in his face.
Tim Scott says
Wow. Even without recorded bird sounds and a million dollar a year spy plane. Remarkable.
Merle says
Ya, but don’t forget like Marvin and Rex keep telling us, Lancaster’s crime goes up on account of all the 67 homeless people being sent up here from LA each day and from all those rowdy colleges in Lancaster. The Fraternity Rows at AVC and UAV are out of control.