Report Suspicious Activity
Emergencies: 911
Non-emergencies: 877-275-7273 (877-ASK-LAPD)
By reporting suspicious activity, Dixie Canyon residents and neighbors can play a key role in the prevention of crime (and swift apprehension of criminals, when crime does occur).
What is “Suspicious?”
Suspicious activity may include:
• Someone going door-to-door with no apparent reason
• Someone walking down the street trying car door handles or looking into windows of parked cars
• A stranger walking into a neighbor’s back yard
• People ringing door bells and walking away quickly
• Transactions taking place from a car window or trunk
• A stranger loitering in a residential area for an extended amount of time
What Phone Number Do I Call?
There are two numbers available to call for police services: Emergencies (911) and non-emergency. Use common sense when you summoning public safety resources.
911 = Emergency
• Crime in progress
• Life threatening issues (fire, accident, illness, etc.)
• Child in danger (locked in a car, appears lost, etc.)
• Property at risk of being stolen, damaged or destroyed
• Drunk drivers
• Traffic collisions with injury
• Suspicious activity
• Missing persons
(818) 374-9500 = Non-Emergency
• Any incident that does not require an emergency response
What To Do If You Observe Suspicious Activity…
If you see a behavior or incident that you feel is suspicious, call the LAPD. Try to gather the following information:
• Where is this happening? (address, cross streets, landmarks)
• What are they doing? (lurking, loitering, trespassing, stealing, etc.)
• How many individuals are there?
• What do they look like? (sex, race, hair color, height, weight, clothing, tattoos)
• What are they driving? (make, model, color, license plate, and/or oddities)
• Which way did they go?
Be proactive! Tell your neighbors if you see:
• Garage doors left open
• Newspapers or mail stacking up
• Cars left unlocked
• Personal property left in vehicles
• Unsecured homes (windows open, doors unlocked)
Am I Bothering the Police?
No, you are never bothering the police when you call to report an incident. The LAPD encourages residents to call whenever there is a feeling of suspicious activity, an unusual occurrence, something out of the ordinary and/or when an obvious crime has occurred.