Sheriff, CHP and DA present December/January crime and traffic numbers; commissioners request comparative traffic reports
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LA County Sheriff's deputy, CHP and District Attorney staff presented December/January reports showing mixed trends: overall Part 1 crime down about 15.8% (Deputy Gruppe), traffic and crash priorities for CHP with 47 fatal accidents in 2025 and strategic enforcement goals, and felony filing counts from the DA; commissioners requested comparative traffic data for year‑over‑year review.
Deputy Kit Gruppe of the LA County Sheriff's Lancaster Station presented ComStat crime statistics for December 2025, reporting city‑level totals and year‑over‑year percentage changes. Gruppe said city homicides numbered 18 in December (a city drop of 35.7% compared with the prior period), while forcible offenses in the city totaled 91 (a city increase of 22.97%), for an overall Part 1 crime drop of 15.76% across city and unincorporated areas. Gruppe also reported city totals for robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries, larceny thefts and grand theft auto and closed the ComStat presentation with December traffic data (two fatal crashes, 85 injury crashes, 358 citations and 28 DUI arrests).
The California Highway Patrol representative followed with Antelope Valley strategic priorities: reduce fatal crashes (47 in 2025) by 10%, increase special enforcement details and speed/seatbelt enforcement, and expand community outreach programs such as "Every 15 Minutes" and "Start Smart" for new drivers. CHP provided citation totals and noted top violations, including exceeding 65 mph (2,350 citations). The CHP speaker said staffing and focused beat assignments are central to achieving goals and confirmed intent to provide data visuals to the commission monthly.
A District Attorney Office representative presented felony filing and declination statistics for December and January across multiple categories (arson, auto theft, burglaries, criminal threats, drug sales, domestic violence, felony assaults, grand theft and identity theft, illegal firearms, murders/attempted murders and more), noting both filings and declines in the reporting period.
Commissioners asked for more comparative traffic data (December 2025 vs. December 2024) and the CHP representative agreed to provide it. There were no formal votes or directives recorded on the presentations; deputies and agency staff offered to provide follow‑up materials and regular reporting.