Crimewatch: March 2025


By Gabrielle Gillette
April 9, 2025 10:59 a.m.
UCPD recorded 672 unique entries in its March daily crime log.
University police received 129 crime reports from March 1 to 31 that resulted in active police cases. Of the 129 crime reports resulting in cases, 57 related to open cases, and 72 were closed or inactive cases as of April 7, according to a UCPD crime and fire log.
Theft and burglary was the most common category, with 49 reports resulting in cases, followed by 20 reports of drug and controlled substance, according to the log.
UCPD also recorded 543 events that did not result in active cases, with the following statuses as of April 7:
Detail handled, no report: 115
Report taken: 64
Information only: 64
Noncriminal matter: 109
Warned or advised: 27
Canceled (by any party): 44
Victim not desirous of report: 21
Referred to outside agency: 38
Unable to locate: 32
Field interviewed: 7
Courtesy report: 1
Citation issued: 1
Unfounded: 1
Of the 543 incidents not resulting in cases, 10 were categorized as rape or other sex crimes. UCPD categorized four events as rape reports and six as sexual battery reports.
Data for this story was obtained as a public record under the Jeanne Clery Act, which requires universities to report campus crime data.
Some cases listed in this story are currently under investigation. Anyone with information can call UCPD at 310-825-1491.