Marina del Rey : Crime Rate Increases

A sharp increase in burglary, larceny, and vehicle thefts has fueled a 28.1% increase in reported crimes in Marina del Rey during the first quarter of this year.

Crime statistics released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department show that 255 major crimes were reported during the first three months of 1991 compared to 199 crimes in the same period last year.

The number of larcenies jumped from 115 in the first quarter of 1990 to 148 this year. Vehicle thefts increased from 29 last year to 47 this year. Burglaries rose from 35 last year to 44 this year.

There was a decline in the number of assaults from 14 last year to 10 this year. There were no rapes compared to one a year ago.