Woodland Hills Weekly Crime Report: 42 Crimes Reported

Last week, from Monday, April 21 through Sunday, April 28, there were 42 crimes committed within a two mile radius of Topanga Canyon and Ventura boulevards in Woodland Hills, according to police reports on crimemapping.com.

The number is up from the previous week's 31 crimes in the same two-mile radius. One of the causes for the jump was a spike in thefts from vehicles with three times as many as the previous week.

The crime statistics from the week break down like this:

• 15 cases of petty theft (theft—including shoplifting—of a value of less than $950)
• 2 grand thefts (theft of a value of $950 and more)
• 4 burglaries (entry of a structure with the intent to commit theft or a felony) and one attempted burglary
• 1 robbery (taking property of another by emans of force or fear)
• 18 thefts from a vehicle
• 1 stolen vehicle
• 1 assault with a deadly weapon

A screen shot of a map of the location of the crimes can be viewed here and more detailed information is available at crimemapping.com. 

For more detailed reporting on significant crimes in Woodland Hills check out our Police and Fire section.