LAPD Arrest Records from 2020 to 2025 with Location and Charge Details

Los Angeles Police Department arrest incidents from 2020 to April 30, 2025, transcribed from original paper reports. The dataset includes 30 columns such as Age, Arrest Date, Charge, Location, and Council Districts. It is published by data.lacity.org and was last updated on March 4, 2026, but is now a static historical record as LAPD transitions to a new NIBRS-compliant reporting system.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal arrest patterns using Booking Date, Booking Time, and Arrest Date.
• Mapping arrest density and spatial distribution using LAT, LON, Address, and Area Name.
• Profiling arrest demographics and charges using Age, Sex Code, Descent Code, Charge, and Charge Group Description.
• Correlating law enforcement activity with administrative boundaries using Council Districts, Zip Codes, and Census Tracts.

Strengths

• Covers a multi-year period from 2020 to April 30, 2025.
• Includes 30 detailed columns spanning demographics, charges, location, and administrative boundaries.
• Explicitly documents data transition and limitations in the description for transparency.

Limitations

• Data is transcribed from paper reports, which the source notes may introduce inaccuracies.
• Addresses are generalized to the nearest hundred block and some location fields contain placeholder coordinates (0.0000°, 0.0000°).
• Row count and total size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) via data.lacity.org.

Collection Method

Transcribed from original paper arrest reports.

Time Range

2020 to April 30, 2025.

Freshness

Dataset is static; last updated 2026-03-04 but no longer receives updates per the source description.

Geography

City of Los Angeles, California, USA.