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Crime & Safety

Most Chatsworth Crimes Are Nonviolent

Police respond to thefts, burglaries, thefts from cars and grand theft auto.

Between Feb. 6 and March 6 there were 54 Chatsworth-area crimes, an average of almost two crimes a day.

Although there were six instances of violent crime, five aggravated assaults and one robbery just outside of Chatsworth, most cases were non-violent in nature with the overwhelming majority being thefts, burglaries, theft from cars and grand theft auto.

The total breakdown of crime for this time period is: 20 thefts from vehicles, 11 thefts, 8 grand theft autos, 8 burglaries, 5 aggravated assaults, and 1 robbery.

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Reported crime in the Chatsworth area is very low at this moment and the types of crimes are easy to protect against. Simply remember to lock your car doors, garages, and all doors to your home and hide your valuables from plain view and you will greatly reduce your risk.

FEBRUARY 6

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Theft on the 20400 block of Prairie Street at 6:39 p.m.

Aggravated assault on the 9900 block of De Soto Avenue at 8 p.m.

FEBURARY 7

Theft from vehicle on the 9100 block of De Soto Avenue at 8:15 p.m.

Theft from a vehicle on the 10500 block of Willowbrae Avenue at 8:30 p.m.

Theft from a vehicle on the 10200 block of Mason Avenue at 10 p.m.

FEBURARY 9

Grand theft auto on the 20200 block of Lassen Street at 8 p.m.

Grand theft auto on the 10300 block of Mason Avenue at 10:30 p.m.

FEBURARY 10

Theft from the 10300 block of Mason Avenue at 3:40 p.m.

Bugrlary on the 9600 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard at 7:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY 11

Theft on the 9500 block of De Soto Avenue at 12:45 p.m.

Theft on the 21300 block of Nordhoff Street at 7:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY 12

Burglary  on the 9900 block of Shoup Avenue at 5 a.m.

Theft from vehicle  on the 9200 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard at 5 p.m.

FEBRUARY 13

Theft on the 20400 block of Devonshire at 3:30 a.m.

Theft on the 21300 block of Devonshire at 4:30 a.m.

Theft from a vehicle on the 9200 block of Winnetka Avenue at 7:40 p.m.

FEBRUARY 14

Grand theft auto at Canoga Avenue and Lassen Street at 7 a.m.

Theft from a vehicle on the 9100 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard at 7 p.m.

FEBRUARY 15

Burglary on the 20200 block of Plummer Street at 12:50 p.m.

Theft from a vehicle on the 10600 block of Bothwell Road at 7:30 p.m.

FEBURARY 16

Burglary on the 19900 block of Hiawatha Street at 8:30 a.m.

Buglary on the 20100 block of Lassen Street at 10:45 a.m.

Aggravated Assault on the corner of Eton Avenue and Lemarsh Street at 9 p.m.

FEBRUARY 17

Theft from a vehicle on the 9100 block of Deering Avenue at 6:50 a.m.

Burglary on the 22399 block of Kinzie Street at 2:40 p.m.

Theft from a vehicle on the 9200 block of Winnetka Avenue at 5:30 p.m.

Theft on the 10800 block of Lurline Avenue at10:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY 18

Theft from a vehicle on the 9200 block of Winnetka Avenue at 7:10 p.m.

Grand theft auto on the 9200 block of Winnetka Avenue at 9:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY 19

Burglary on the 9300 block of Eton Avenue at 6:40 a.m.

Theft on the 10299 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard at 7 p.m.

Grand theft auto on the 10300 block of Canoga Avenue at 8 p.m.

FEBRUARY 20

Theft from a vehicle on the 10400 block of Willowbrae Avenue at 2:30 a.m.

FEBRUARY 22

Theft from vehicle on the 10900 block of Oso Avenue at 3:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY 23

Burglary on the 10500 block of Vassar Avenue at 7:30 a.m.

Burglary on the 9600 block of Nevada Avenue at 10 a.m.

Burglary on the 20200 block of Bahama Street at 5:55 p.m.

Aggravated assault on the 21900 block of Plummer Street at 10:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY 24

Theft on the 21000 block of Lassen Street at 7:30 a.m

FEBRUARY 25

Grand theft auto on the corner of Topanga Canyon and Nordhoff at 5 p.m.

Theft from a vehicle on the 9400 block of Lurline Avenue at 7 p.m.

Burglary on the 9300 block of Deering Avenue at 8 p.m.

Theft from a vehicle on the 10500 block of Willowbrae Avenue at 9 p.m.

FEBRUARY 26

Theft on the 20400 block of Mayall Street at 9 a.m.

Theft from a vehicle on the 20900 block of Nordhoff Street at 2:45 p.m.

FEBRUARY 27

Theft from a vehicle on the 20700 block of Nordhoff Street at 11 a.m.

Aggravated assault on the 10900 block of Remmet Avenue at 6 p.m.

FEBRUARY 28

Robbery on the 19900 block of Rinaldi Street at 5 p.m. (Porter Ranch shopping center)

MARCH 1

Theft on the 10500 block of Limerick Avenue at 4:00 p.m.

MARCH 2

Burglary on the 7000 block of Sunny Brae Avenue at 7:30 a.m.

Burglary on the 10200 block of Bothwell Road at 12:15 p.m.

Theft from a vehicle on the 20900 block of Nordhoff Street at 3:15 p.m.

MARCH 3

Theft on the 20800 block of Nordhoff Street at 11 a.m.

MARCH 4, 2011

Theft from a vehicle on the 20600 block of Lassen Street at 8 p.m.

Theft from a vehicle on the 9200 block of Winnetka Avenue at 10:30 p.m.

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Sources: The Los Angeles Times Crime Map, The Daily News Under Arrest in Los Angeles

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  • Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011
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