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LA County sheriff reports 36% drop in Part 1 crimes; rolls out virtual deputy, FAST and SORT programs for Artesia
Summary
Captain Holguin told the Artesia City Council the city saw a 36% reduction in Part 1 crimes year-to-date compared with the same period in 2024 and described new programs — a virtual deputy service, SORT online reporting and a FAST transport pilot — meant to keep deputies on patrol.
Captain Holguin, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department captain assigned to Lakewood Station, told the Artesia City Council on Sept. 8 that reported Part 1 crimes in Artesia are down roughly 36% for the first seven months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024.
Holguin said homicides fell from four in the first seven months of 2024 to zero in the same period in 2025; robberies rose from nine to 13 (a 44% increase) but remain low in absolute terms; aggravated assaults fell from 29 victims to 19 (about a 34% decrease); burglaries fell to 45 incidents from 58 (about a 22% decrease); larcenies dropped to 72 from 131 (about 45%); and grand theft auto incidents fell from 51 to 32 (about 37%). Holguin attributed part of the reduction in repeat thefts to changes in post-arrest handling under Proposition 36 and to technologies such as license-plate readers.
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