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LA County Sheriff's Lancaster unit reports mixed crime trends; Part 1 crimes down about 10% year‑to‑date

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The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported a mix of increases and decreases in year‑to‑date crime statistics for Lancaster: homicides and forcible rape rose, while overall Part 1 crimes dropped about 10.7% compared with last year.

Sergeant Almanza, community relations sergeant at the Lancaster Sheriff's Department, briefed the Lancaster Criminal Justice Commission on year‑to‑date crime figures and trends.

Almanza reported three homicides year‑to‑date compared with two at the same point last year. Forcible rape incidents were 20 year‑to‑date, up from five in the prior year period; he noted the small baseline makes…

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