Greetings from the Los Angeles Police Department. The following is the monthly update for July 2003. I hope you find the information useful. You are encouraged to continue to visit our Web site at www.LAPDOnline.org as it has grown to over 10,000 pages since its inception in 1998. CRIME STATISTICS - CITY-WIDE Year to Date as of July 26, 2003 Homicide Down -20.6% Rape Down -9.6% Robbery Down -1.9% Aggravated Assault Down -6.0% -------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL VIOLENT CRIMES Down -4.5% Burglary Up 0.4% Larceny Down -4.8% Auto Theft Down -0.8% --------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL PROPERTY CRIMES Down -2.9% NATIONAL NIGHT OUT National Night Out is an annual activity where law enforcement agencies, in partnership with the communities they serve, hold events designed to strengthen that agency's tie with the community. This year, National Night Out is scheduled for August 5, 2003. For the 20th year, the Los Angeles Police Department will hold numerous activities and events across the City. These activities, including cookouts, block parties and station open houses, are coordinated with Neighborhood Watch groups, Community- Police Advisory Board members and volunteers. These events are opportunities for the police in the area to utilize their strategic linkage and communication plan to mobilize community resources. If you are interested in participating in National Night Out activities in your area, check the LAPD Web site under the Community Events icon at www.lapdonline.org or contact your local Los Angeles Community Police Station. SOUTH BUREAU TOWN HALL MEETING This Town Hall Meeting will bring people from the Harbor, Southwest, Southeast and 77th Street Areas together with local government to discuss community concerns. The Chief of Police will be in attendance along with the Commanding Officers from South Bureau Community Police Stations, and other police and City officials. This is the forum for community input and a vital component of the community/police partnership. The Town Hall Meeting will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 6:00 p.m. at the EPIC Swim Stadium in room 214, located at 3980 South Menlo Avenue in Los Angeles. Please join us. LAPD HAS RE-ESTABLISHED ITS LATERAL ENTRY PROGRAM The Department has re-established this program for qualified California police officers. The lateral program includes an expedited testing process and an abbreviated training and orientation program. The training program will cover areas where LAPD training exceeds the State’s Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) mandated training and areas that are LAPD specific. The training will be conducted in a manner that recognizes current police officer’s standing as experienced California law enforcement professionals and not as new recruits. Lateral candidates must meet all of the requirements for entry-level Los Angeles Police Officers, have valid California Basic POST Certificates and have completed probationary periods with a California police agency. They must complete all LAPD tests, except the qualifying written tests. The tests are an oral interview, a physical abilities test, a background investigation which includes a polygraph examination, a medical evaluation, written psychological tests, and a psychological interview and evaluation. Interested candidates may contact a recruiter at (866) 444-LAPD, or log on to www.lacity.org/per/safety.htm for more information. WILLIAM J. BRATTON Chief of Police To unsubscribe from this newsletter please click on this link http://listserv.lacity.org/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=lapd_monthly&A=1