This dataset reflects arrest incidents in the City of Los Angeles dating back to 2010. This data is transcribed from original arrest reports that are typed on paper and therefore there may be some inaccuracies within the data. Some location fields with missing data are noted as (0.0000°, 0.0000°). Address fields are only provided to the nearest hundred block in order to maintain privacy. This data is as accurate as the data in the database. Please note questions or concerns in the comments.
This dataset has the following 16 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report ID | rpt_id | text | ID for the arrest. | 4898460 2798424 2289869 4589847 4546237 view top 100 |
| Arrest Date | arst_date | calendar_date | MM/DD/YYYY | 2013-09-11T00:00:00.000 2014-07-17T00:00:00.000 2014-07-23T00:00:00.000 2010-03-03T00:00:00.000 2014-07-16T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Time | time | text | In 24 hour military time. | 1800 1900 1700 1600 2000 view top 100 |
| Area ID | area | text | The LAPD has 21 Community Police Stations referred to as Geographic Areas within the department. These Geographic Areas are sequentially numbered from 1-21. | 01 06 19 16 13 view top 100 |
| Area Name | area_desc | text | The 21 Geographic Areas or Patrol Divisions are also given a name designation that references a landmark or the surrounding community that it is responsible for. For example 77th Street Division is located at the intersection of South Broadway and 77th Street, serving neighborhoods in South Los Angeles. | Central Hollywood Mission Foothill Newton view top 100 |
| Reporting District | rd | text | A four-digit code that represents a sub-area within a Geographic Area. All arrest records reference the "RD" that it occurred in for statistical comparisons. Find LAPD Reporting Districts on the LA City GeoHub at http://geohub.lacity.org/datasets/lapd-reporting-districts?geometry=-121.023%2C33.621%2C-115.797%2C34.418 | 0157 0158 0166 0156 0155 view top 100 |
| Age | age | text | Two character numeric. | 24 25 26 27 23 view top 100 |
| Sex Code | sex_cd | text | F - Female M - Male | M F view top 100 |
| Descent Code | descent_cd | text | Descent Code: A - Other Asian B - Black C - Chinese D - Cambodian F - Filipino G - Guamanian H - Hispanic/Latin/Mexican I - American Indian/Alaskan Native J - Japanese K - Korean L - Laotian O - Other P - Pacific Islander S - Samoan U - Hawaiian V - Vietnamese W - White X - Unknown Z - Asian Indian | H B W O F view top 100 |
| Charge Group Code | chrg_grp_cd | text | Category of arrest charge. | 16 view top 100 |
| Charge Group Description | grp_description | text | Defines the Charge Group Code provided. | Narcotic Drug Laws view top 100 |
| Arrest Type Code | arst_typ_cd | text | A code to indicate the type of charge the individual was arrested for. D - Dependent F - Felony I - Infraction M - Misdemeanor O - Other | FELONY COMPLAINT FILED MISDEMEANOR COMPLAINT FILED CITY ATTORNEY REJECT DISTRICT ATTORNEY REJECT 849(B)(1) PC/TECHNICAL ARREST view top 100 |
| Charge | charge | text | The charge the individual was arrested for. | 11377(A)HS 11350(A)HS 11377HS 11350HS 11377 view top 100 |
| Charge Description | chrg_desc | text | Defines the Charge provided. | POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE POSSESSION NARCOTIC CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE POSSESS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE POSS CONTROLLED SUBS W/SP PRIOR view top 100 |
| Address | location | text | Street address of crime incident rounded to the nearest hundred block to maintain anonymity. | 6TH ST 6TH 5TH ST 5TH 7TH ST view top 100 |
| Cross Street | crsst | text | Cross Street of rounded Address. | 6TH ST SAN PEDRO 6TH SAN JULIAN 7TH ST view top 100 |