LAPD Southwest

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Mission Statement

To reduce crime and traffic collisions, to provide the highest standard of law enforcement service, and to improve the quality of life in Southwest Area for those we serve and our employees. We will do this in partnership with the community.

Goals

The Southwest Area Management Team worked to develop a work plan and set realistic goals for the Southwest Area. We believe this plan will help us to achieve our goals. By providing our personnel with annually established goals and objectives to achieve, we feel we ensure our contribution to Community Based Policing and quality service to the community. The Management Team developed the following goals:

▪ Reduce crime by 5%,
▪ Reduce serious and fatal traffic collisions by 5%,
▪ Reduce personnel complaints by 5%,
▪ Increase the clearance rate for violent crimes by 10%,
▪ Reduce the detectives’ backlog to less than 150 cases,
▪ Increase the detectives’ participation with the community, and;
▪ Implement the department’s new mission statement.
Description
LAPD Southwest Area Community Police Station includes the following neighborhoods and communities: Adams, Baldwin Village, Baldwin Vista, Exposition Park, Jefferson Park, Leimert Park, Crenshaw District, West Adams, and University Park.
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General Information
Southwest Area is approximately 13.11 square miles, bordered by the I-10 Freeway on the North, I-110 Freeway on the east, Vernon Avenue on the south, and La Cienega Boulevard on the west. It is a culturally diverse community, with a population over 165,000 people. Southwest Community Police Station is under the jurisdiction of South Bureau. Its 352 sworn personnel and 32 civilian personnel serve the culturally diverse community of over 165,000 people. The region includes the following neighborhoods and communities: Baldwin Village, Baldwin Vista, Crenshaw Community, Jefferson Park, Leimert Park, Crenshaw District, West Adams Community, and University Park.