ANTELOPE VALLEY – Violent crimes, which include homicide, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault, have increased by 16% in Lancaster and 3.5% in Palmdale, according to a report released by the Sheriff’s Department this week.
The report includes a comparison of the crime rates for the first six months of this year with the same period in 2011.
In Lancaster, homicides jumped 100% (from 4 to 8); while in Palmdale, homicides dropped by 42% (from 7 to 4).
Robberies in Palmdale have also decreased by 6.6% (from 136 to 117), while robberies have increased in Lancaster by nearly 24% (from 135 to 167).
Both places have seen a rise in rapes – up 26 % in Palmdale (from 19 to 24) and 36% in Lancaster (from 19 to 26).
Property crimes, which include burglary, larceny theft, grand theft auto, and arson, have also increased in Lancaster and Palmdale.
In Lancaster, property crimes jumped by 23.9%, and in Palmdale, property crimes were up by 16.3%.
The rate of violent and serious crime has increased in all 42 contract cities and over 100 unincorporated communities where the Sheriff is the official policing agency, according to L.A. County Supervisor Michael Antonovich.
Antonovich blames prison realignment for the crime increase.
“The District Attorney was right when he predicted that there would be a spike in crime as a result of the Governor’s irresponsible realignment program,” Antonovich said in a news release. “This law needs to be changed — our cities and counties are being victimized by it.”
View the reports for Lancaster and Palmdale below (click on the images to enlarge).
View the full 119-page report here.
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Let’s all just watch TV and PRETEND everything is fine.
IGNORE God and His Commandments and just do whatever is easiest and feels good.
Load up on Chips and Dip and BEER…
Man-O-Man… I can hardly wait until those Olympics are on 24 hours a day, can you?
I hope OUR TEAM wins, cause then we all feel really good.
News Flash… The powers of evil know all about the intense media coverage of the Olympics and choose that time to do really bad things like invade smaller countries and pass wicked new regulations against The Constitution, and so on.
Never mind this, though…
Just STAY TUNED everyone and BUY-BUY-BUY…
IDOLITRY..? Ha-ha-ha… That is like so yesterday…
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We’ve lost our community to these criminals. PD can’t keep up, despite their best efforts. I am getting the hell out of this valley, and never looking back. I have lived here since 1985 and never has it been like this. Good riddance AV, this place is complete garbage now. I hate sharing my mall and parks with these thugs, and I can’t think of anyone who would want to raise their kids in this environment. These animals are ruining our valley, and its too far gone to save.
Fred, most of the PD focus in on a certain group of people and will not respond to most calls that do not include their targeted group.
They tell us to be watchful of vacant houses. Then scold us for calling them about a side gate and back patio door being open on a vacant house, adding to call if we SEE someone in the house. Nevermind that the house next door to the vacant house was robbed during the day.
Another example, partying TEENS drag a friend, who had OD’d (?)to a yard around their block because they want to keep the party going. The SD responds and want to take the girl home to that party house because they think she is JUST drunk…? She did end up transported to the hospital and the house had 5 arrests. There are alcohol bottles broken all over the street in front of the house. Neighbors had been calling the station to report the noisy party with no response. Oh, by the way, the house is 2 doors from a LASD Deputy.
We haven’t lost our community yet, but, we are losing a lot of the battles with the kids, criminals and sadly the LASD.
Most of us do praise the LASD when they do catch a criminal…even though that is their job. They seem to be very aloof and disconnected from people in the community.
The LASD always has an excuse for not responding. Sometimes they show up 5 or 6 hours later. Meanwhile, drive by Tom’s, Apollo Park, the Greenhouse Cafe or a couple of other locations and you will see lots of cop cars.
I appreciate that
I’ve lived here since 1985 and have never seen it like this. The AV has essentially become garbage. I hate sharing my community with most of the animals that I see around town nowadays. I have so much love and respect for our PD here, but they can’kt keep up, obviously. I’m getting the hell out of this valley as soon as I can. Who the hell wants to raise their kids in this environment? I assume most of these criminals have children that go to school with our kids, turning our schools into garbage too. Good riddance AV I’m never looking back when I leave.
Where are you gonna run to Fred? Sure, we got our problems here but you cant keep running. If you do then nothing changes. Stay around and wait it out. When the economy turns around (which it already is) it will get better here. I can almost promise that! The investors will sell their homes to actual home owners and the Section 8 element will have to pack up and go. Where they go I really don’t care, but they will! If you love a community and care about it then you stay and fight and be part of the solution. Have kids? You find other families that share your values (in church or where ever) and you network and do things with them. I have lived in many places and seen many things. I have lived in Nebraska, Nevada, Arizona all of which are very White states and there are the same kinds of problems – violence, shootings, methamphetamines, robbery etc.
There are some bad individuals in the AV right now, I will grant you that. But their time here is limited and is reliant on a stagnant economy. They will either be killed by other thugs, arrested or run out of town on a rail when their Section 8 home is sold for a profit. Trust me. These people don’t lead stable, productive lives and they will be the victims of their own stupidity.
Homes on the west side will start to naturally increase in value first, which will push the most of the trash to the east side. Then eventually the east side will pick up in value and the trash will be pushed out of the Valley entirely.
Great comment Mike! I agree 1000%! I say we stay here and fight. If we don’t, who will be here to help our seniors, vets, and disabled who can’t afford to leave the Antelope Valley in their rearview mirror?
Mike, you and I have much in common on this issue. The “let’s run from the problem” folks are many. . . but the “let’s stay right here and *make* community” folks are few.
Speaking of networking, in the City of Lancaster you’ll find the Neighborhood Impact program, which is staffed by volunteers from several different churches in Lancaster, including mine. I’ve participated in this program for some time now, and have seen heartening results that lead youth and adults away from a life of crime and delinquency, and to a life of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness and self control. Stable and productive lives.
Speaking to especially Fred, and folks like him: I would strongly encourage you to begin volunteering in whatever capacity you are able to with Neighborhood Impact. This is where the hearts and minds of the younger generation are going to be won for the good of the community which resides in the City of Lancaster and the greater Antelope Valley. It’s very quiet work, very unassuming work, but ultimately very rewarding and gratifying, community building work. I invite you to give it a try! Questions? Please contact me via my weblog hyperlinked with my name above. Thanks.
well at least we have refab apartments to keep the thugs happy for awhile lol
Haha. Ryenisha, Ya but only if they are drug addicts.
Oops,my bad I guess ex -offenders could be anything.Wonderful.
So what is the penalty for illegal carry? And I do believe if they come thru the door you can blast away since you are afraid for your life.
By the way Ace, more and more women are liking guns and a lot of men in politics need to grow a pair .Just sayin.
Carrying a concealed weapon CAN BE charged and prosecuted as either a misdemeanor or a felony.
For instance… If you are a beloved family member of a local leader that is tight pals with a powerful Supervisor, like say Michael D. Antonovich who is up for re-election, and are caught at the airport trying to get on an airplane with a loaded handgun in your purse to protect yourself in case you are attacked in First Class seating, by those evil, Mongo bikers, and you say you just forgot it was even in your purse… OPPS..! Silly me. Nothing much will happen to you.
If however you are a black person and HIGH ON THAT EVIL WEED, and cannot afford a good attorney… Pack your bags and bring a tooth brush because YOU will be harshly dealt with by The System.
Don’t shoot anyone, no matter what. Just submit and pretend you liked being raped and tortured. Ask for the unwashed, brutal sex fiend’s phone number so you can get together again, later for more hot sex and ANONYMOUSLY report him or her to the Crime Tip Hotline and take a nice, long, hot soaking bath and get over it…
Yes, many men today are no longer manly. Many men would not protect their wives and kids if it came down to it and would merely moan and beg those attacking their beloved family members, to not be killed themselves.
I hear Smith & Wesson now offers chique gayly colored handguns for the ladies.
And that Diane Feinstein who is rumored to Carry herself, has mandated all sorts of Hello Kitty bells and whistles to be fitted to the previously, icky and oh so scary looking handguns to make them safer and so you’ll slower to react, while fiddling around with them, while being assualted.
Safety First…
Jeweled Hot Pink Chief’s 38 Specials are reportedly, especially appealing for the ladies…
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Shiny black is fine with me, long as it fires at the bad guys.
Hmmm, I guess I should should be happy I live in Palmdale? How bout we invite Governor Brown to come stay in the fabulous Antelope Valley so he can get a hands on feeling of what is happening in our community, of course he would have to remove his blinders. Anyone have a house for rent?
This confuses me. I thought crime was down in Lancaster and Palmdale was the one going to hell in a hand basket. But judging from these numbers, it seems it’s the exact opposite. I don’t know what to believe any more.
Stay safe out there deputies…
Here in Caly-Forn-Knee-Ak that ain’t gonna happen Alex.
Best plan is to donate a lot of money to Sheriff Baca and buy a CCW like Rex and his lovely wife did. Opps..! She forgot to re-new it… DARN..!
Of course if The Sheriff can Giveth, he can also Taketh Away. And why should he be the one to decide?
Arizona has a workable plan were you can simply carry except in banks and schools and so on.
It IS our 2nd. Ammendment RIGHT you know.
But until we vote our Feinstein-Boxer-Peloisi-Waters and their ILK up in Sacramento, you are dreaming a mad dream.
Look at what happened to Zimmerman as an example of what WILL happen to you if you shoot some innocent person because of racial hatred or just plan meaness.
Just stay home at night and NEVER answer the door.
And remember what our leaders Rex and Jim say and just ignore the above fake numbers designed just to scare you…
Repeat after me…
CRIME IS DOWN..!
Say it like your really mean it.
CRIME… IS… DOWN…
And be sure to Shop Locally as The Best Solution…
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Haha, Ace, I do agree with you for the most part. The only way citizens in California will be able to get their 2nd amendment rights back is to ignore the politicians and go straight to a ballot measure.
I wish the NRA would grow the balls to help push for a ballot initiative in California, but there is a lot of money earned by gun companies in California because of the selective DoJ choices in California, people wouldn’t be afraid of bs political hype (which would drop knee jerk gun buying which is big money) because unless it is declared unconstitutional by a higher court a Ballot measure approved by the citizens of the state takes precedence over any legislative law.
Well armed citizens can protect against all threats, domestic or foreign. It would be better if all citizens could be armed against gangbangers (be it NLR, eMe, etc.) It would help keep all citizens safer, no matter there race. 2nd amendment rights should become something discussed more and supported by the NAACP for protection AGAINST hate groups.
News Flash…
CA is mostly and always has been the land offruits and nuts. “I’m going to California where they sleep out every night..” The song goes. They all come here to live and hate guns and just about everything MANLY or that men like.
We keep electing women and they now rule over us just like the ancient prophets in the Bible foresaw.
This is because way too many men are too busy watching and dwelling in the world of sports instead of being leaders and being involved.
More women vote than men.
The one HUGE demographic that put President Obama in office was Single Women.
They NEED the government to be their daddy.
They vote for stuff that benefits them and against things that make them FEEL anything other than happy-happy-happy…
MOST.. Women have an emotional dislike for guns, snakes, rodents and spiders.
This is illogical when women are most often the victims of crimes of violence.
IF… Many women carried guns, rapes would go down. Guns have always been the great equalizer for people that aren’t big tough guys like you and me.
Dream on…
California is doomed. Soon it too will be broke and fall all apart and there won’t be money to pay for the cops or firemen. Will they work long hours risking their lives for free? I doubt it. They will be home protectibg their own familes for looters and violent fiends.
For awhile, until order is restored, people will wish they had a gun and lots of ammo. Already ammo is scarce and the price rises daily. Firearm stocks are steadily rising as are firearm prices.
The smart people who know history are armed and will defend themselves, their neighbors and their families. Good citizens and Americans have always done so in the past.
The unprepared will be murdered and the looters will rape their wives and daughters and then steal all their stuff. THIS has happened over and over again throughout history. Only the cops now stand between the savages and us.
When the power goes off permanently and no one comes for 9-11 calls, many people will suffer and wonder how it happened and will wish they had been prepared.
This world has always been The Law Of The Jungle (No not the rain forest..) and only civilization, backed up by brave men as peace officers and in the armed forces protect us from The Eat or be Eaten Jungle… PREDATORS and wild beasts.
But people must be trained to safely use firearms legally to protect themsleves. Firearms can be very harmful is misused or if creeps have them which they always will.
There are many NRA trained instructors ready for a reasonable fee to instruct and train those that have Ears To Hear and Eyes To See…
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Here is an article you might like Ace:
http://www.gleamingedge.com/mirrors/onsheepwolvesandsheepdogs.html
“This business of being a sheep or a sheep dog is not a yes-no dichotomy. It is not an all-or-nothing, either-or choice. It is a matter of degrees, a continuum. On one end is an abject, head-in-the-sand-sheep and on the other end is the ultimate warrior. Few people exist completely on one end or the other. Most of us live somewhere in between. Since 9-11 almost everyone in America took a step up that continuum, away from denial. The sheep took a few steps toward accepting and appreciating their warriors, and the warriors started taking their job more seriously. The degree to which you move up that continuum, away from sheephood and denial, is the degree to which you and your loved ones will survive, physically and psychologically at your moment of truth.” -LTC (RET) Dave Grossman, author of “On Killing.”
Ace =\
Time to allow a Castle and limited Stand Your Ground law in California as well as CCWs for any one with no record and ties to gangs who pass a psychological examination.