2022-LAPD Annual Homicide Report

A  press release on 3/31/23 was identified as a follow up to the 3/27/23  release of the 2022 Annual Homicide Report. Specifics were cited in the update including itemization of the Homicide Clearance per Bureau, thereby clarifying media misreports the SFV had the lowest number of homicides solved (clearance).

"In 2022, Operations Central Bureau had a clearance rate of 65 percent, Operations South Bureau had a clearance rate of 83 percent, Operations West Bureau had a clearance rate of 98 percent, and Operations Valley Bureau had a clearance rate of 74 percent. The 2022 Citywide clearance rate is 77 percent." 

Additional links were added to the press report for

• the singular hate-crime related homicide on July 5, 2022 in Mission Area.
• the complete website & homicide report
• anonymous tip resource, L.A. Regional CrimeStoppers
• online tip resource www.lapdonline.org

The LAPD 77th division had the most homicides in 2022 (53), 2021 (63), and 2020 (57).

The Southeast Division had the second most homicides: 2022 (51), 2021 (54), & 2020 (45).

While homicides in the Valley Bureau were as follows:

• Devonshire 2022 (7),  2021(7),  2020 (1)
• Foothill (
• N. Hollywood
• Van Nuys
• West Valley
• TOTAL: 

The four LAPD Bureaus and their Divisions are:

Valley Bureau: Devonshire, Foothill,  Mission, N. Hollywood, Topanga, Van Nuys, West Valley

West Bureau: Hollywood, Olympic, Pacific, West L.A., Wilshire

Central Bureau: Central, Hollenbeck, Newton, Northeast, Rampart

South Bureau: 77th Street, Harbor, Southeast, Southwest

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