Mission Community Police

Message from our Commanding Officer

This summer we need to continue to protect our neighborhoods. Our neighbors will be on vacation and it is a perfect opportunity for the criminal element to burglarize and vandalize our community. If you are going out of town, here are few things to remember; stop your newspaper delivery, secure your windows with anti-slide devices, set automatic timers for key lighting throughout your house, and have someone pick-up your mail. We all deserve to enjoy a vacation and not return home to have found criminal activity. Keep a look out and help our community.

Our police personnel and community are working assertively to improve our quality of life here in the Mission Area. As of 6/23/2012, we have had six homicides, eighteen rapes, one-hundred fifty one robberies, and two-hundred thirteen aggravated assaults. This is a 12% decrease in total violent crime compared to last year-to-date statistics. In the category of property crimes during the same time period, we had three hundred seventy three burglaries, three-hundred forty five grand theft autos, six-hundred fifty eight burglary/theft from motor vehicles and five-hundred and three personal/other thefts; representing a three percent decrease in total property crime compared to last year-to-date statistics. Our goals are challenging with opportunities to better our community; with your continuing support, we will achieve our goals.

I want to hear your concerns and encourage your participation in our community policing efforts. Please direct your questions regarding Mission Area to my office at (818) 838-9980 or to the Mission Area Community Relations Office at (818) 838-9856.

Respectfully,

Captain Todd Chamberlain, 24642@lapd.lacity.org