Crime rises in the San Fernando Valley, where robbery and homicide rates outpace LA



Violent crime across Los Angeles rose for a third straight year during 2016, but spikes in homicides, robberies and property crimes across the San Fernando Valley outpaced the city as a whole, according to LAPD crime statistics released this week.

Robberies across the Valley last year rose 33 percent from 2015 – from 1,571 to 2,085 – compared with 14 percent citywide.

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