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CityofLosAngeles BixelandLucasProjectPCRServicesCorporation/SCHNo2008041049 IV.G‐17

IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS G. PUBLIC SERVICES 2. POLICE PROTECTION

1. INTRODUCTION

Thissectionaddressesimpactstopoliceservicesthatwouldoccurduetoincreasedpopulation,traffic,andconstructionactivitiesassociatedwiththeproposedProject.ThefocusoftheanalysisisontheLosAngelesPolice Department (LAPD) facilities that currently serve the Project site and the ability of the LAPD toprovidepoliceservicestotheProject.ThissectionisbasedoninformationprovidedbytheLAPDRampartAreaAdjutantregardingpoliceprotectionfacilities,services,andresponsetimes.

2. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING

a. Regulatory Framework

(1) Los Angeles General Plan Framework

TheCityofLosAngelesGeneralPlanFramework,adoptedinDecember1996andagaininAugust2001,setsforth general guidance regarding land use issues for the entire City of Los Angeles and defines Citywidepoliciesregardinglanduse, includinginfrastructureandpublicservices. Goal9.IoftheInfrastructureandPublic Services Chapter of the General Plan Framework states that every neighborhood should have thenecessary police services, facilities, equipment, and manpower required to provide for the public safetyneedsofthatneighborhood.Objective9.13andPolicy9.13.1requiresthemonitoringandreportingofpolicestatisticsandpopulationprojectionsforthepurposeofevaluatingexistingandfutureneeds.Objective9.14requiresthatadequatepoliceservices,facilities,equipment,andpersonnelareavailabletomeetexistingandfuturepublicneeds.Additionally,Objective9.15requirespoliceservicestoprovideadequatepublicsafetyinemergencysituationsbymaintainingmutualassistancerelationshipswith local lawenforcementagencies,Statelawenforcementagencies,andtheNationalGuard. 13

The LAPD Computer Statistics Unit (COMPSTAT) implements the General Plan Framework goal ofassembling statistical population and crime data to determine necessary crime prevention actions.COMPSTAT was created in 1994 by then Police Commissioner of the New York Police Department andformerChiefoftheLosAngelesPoliceDepartment,WilliamJ.Bratton.Thissystemimplementsamultilayerapproachtopoliceprotectionservicesthroughstatisticalandgeographicalinformationsystem(GIS)analysisofgrowingtrendsincrimethroughitsspecializedcrimecontrolmodel.Assuch,COMPSTAThaseffectivelyandsignificantlyreducedtheoccurrenceofcrimeinLosAngelescommunitiesthroughaccurateandtimelyintelligenceregardingemergingcrimetrendsorpatterns.14

13 CityofLosAngelesGeneralPlanFramework,page9‐12,originallyadoptedDecember11,1996andreadoptedAugust8,2001.14 LAPD.“COMPSTAT.”http://www.lapdonline.org/search_results/content_basic_view/6363(accessedJune17,2011).

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(2) City of Los Angeles Charter and Administrative and Municipal Codes

The law enforcement regulations and the powers and duties of the LAPD are outlined in the City of LosAngeles Charter Article V, Section 570; the City of Los Angeles Administrative Code Chapter 11, Section22.240; and the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Chapter 5 (Public Safety and Protection), Article 2(PoliceandSpecialOfficers).

CityofLosAngelesCharterArticleV,Section570givespoweranddutytothePoliceDepartmenttoenforcethe penal provisions of the Charter, City ordinances and state and federal law. The charter also givesresponsibility to theLAPD toact aspeaceofficersand toprotect livesandproperty in caseofdisasterorpubliccalamity.Section22.240oftheLosAngelesAdministrativeCoderequirestheLAPDtoadheretotheState of California standards described in Section 13522 of the California Penal Code, which charges theLAPD with the responsibility of enforcing all LAMC Chapter 5 regulations related to fire arms, illegalhazardous waste disposal, nuisances (i.e., excessive noise,) and providing support to the Department ofBuildingandSafetyCodeEnforcementinspectorsandtheFireDepartmentintheenforcementoftheCity’sFire, Building, and Health Codes. The LAPD is given the power and the duty to protect residents andproperty, and to review and enforce specific security related mitigation measures in regards to newdevelopment. Furthermore,asstatedunder theAdministrativeCode, theLAPD isalsogiven thedutyandpowertoprotectthelivesandpropertiesofthecommunityinthecaseofadisasterorpubliccalamity.

(3) Design Out Crime/Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)

TheCityofLosAngeleshasestablishedanewinitiativecalled"DesignOutCrime," toencouragedesignofdevelopment projects that incorporate techniques of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design(CPTED).Itisintendedtolookbeyondtraditionalpolicingmethodstoaddresspublicsafety,thusreducingtheamountofpoliceofficersthatwouldotherwiseberequired. CPTEDprovidesaseriesofstrategiesanddesign recommendations that can be used by project planners/architects in the design of their projects.Recommendeddesignpracticesuselocationofactivitieswithintheprojectsite,aswellasothersitefeaturesincluding, for example, the use of paths, lighting, entryways, and security features (locks/gates/signs) toenhance site safety. These features create safety byproviding visual connection/natural surveillance anddiscouragingcriminalactivity.15

b. Existing Conditions

The LAPD includes 21 community police areas and four traffic divisions operated by four geographicallylocated bureaus: the Central, South, West, and Valley Bureaus. The LAPD also has a variety of supportsystems including theDirectSupportDivision, SpecialOperations,MunicipalDivision, SWAT,K‐9, and theMountedUnit. Approximately9,874swornofficersprovidepoliceprotectiontoapopulationof4,003,236withinanareaof485squaremiles.16

TheProjectsite is locatedintheCentralBureauoftheLAPD,whichcoversapproximately65squaremilesencompassing the neighborhoods of the downtown business district, Eagle Rock, the Garment District,MacArthur Park, Dodger Stadium, and Griffith Park. The Central Bureau borders the Cities of Burbank,

15 LAPD,DesignOutCrime,website:http://www.lapdonline.org/crime_prevention/content_basic_view/8852,accessedJune17,2011.16 LAPD,CrimeMappingandCOMPSTAT,website:http://www.lapdonline.org/assets/pdf/cityprof.pdf,accessed,June17,2011.

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Glendale,Pasadena,andSouthPasadena.TheCentralBureauservesapopulationofapproximately900,000people. The Central Bureau oversees operations at five community police stations including the CentralCommunity Police Station, Hollenbeck Community Police Station, Newton Community Police Station,NortheastCommunityPoliceStation,andtheRampartCommunityPoliceStation. TheCentralBureaualsooversees operations at theCentral TrafficDivision,which is responsible for investigating traffic collisionsand traffic‐relatedcrimes foralloperations in theCentralBureau. Approximately150swornofficersandcivilianmembersof thepolicedepartment serveunder theCentralTrafficDivision,whichencompasses atotalofapproximately1,139streetmiles.17

The Project site is served by the Rampart Community Police Station, located at 1401 W. 6thStreet,approximately0.3milesnorthwest fromtheProject site, as shownonFigure IV.G‐2,LocationofRampartCommunityPoliceStation. TheRampartCommunityPoliceStationhasapproximately291 full‐timeswornofficers, 18 part‐time reserve officers and 23 civilians deployedwithin the Rampart Area. The RampartCommunity Police Station serves an area of approximately 5.6 square miles and a population of185,000people.TheRampartCommunityPoliceserviceareaisboundedbySunsetBoulevardtothenorth,theHarborFreewaytotheeast(US‐110),theSantaMonicaFreeway(US‐10)tothesouth,andHooverStreetandNormandie Avenue to thewest.18 The Rampart Community provides services to the communities ofMacArthur Park, Pico‐Union, Echo Park (south of Sunset Boulevard), Mid‐Wilshire (east of NormandieAvenue),Koreatown(eastofNormandieAvenue),ArmenianCommunity,LafayettePark,Westlake,AngelinoHeights,VirgilVillage,WilshireCenter,andTemple‐Beaudry.19

TableIV.G‐4,Population,Officer,Crime,andResponseTimeComparisonfor2012(YTD),providesstatisticsforthe Rampart Community Police Station area and Citywide service areas in terms of population, swornofficers, and crime for2012 from January1 toFebruary25. Basedon theRampart servicepopulationof185,100residents,theofficertoresidentratioisapproximatelyoneofficerper636residents.Citywide,theratioisapproximatelyoneofficerper381residents. Withregardtocrime,theRampartCommunityPoliceStation reported 588crimes for the year to date (YTD). Based on population, the number of crimes permonthper10,000residentsis15.9.Citywide,theLAPDhasreported15,309crimesYTD20andthenumberofcrimespermonthper10,000residentsis20.2.TheaverageresponsetimeoftheRampartPoliceStationto emergency calls is 4.8 minutes. The average response time to high priority and low priority calls isapproximately 13.2 minutes and 36 minutes, respectively. The Citywide average for emergency calls is5.5minutes.21

TableIV.G‐5,CrimesStatisticsbyCommunityArea,providesabreakdownoftheYTDcrimestatisticsfortheRampartCommunityPoliceStationandCitywide. As indicated inTable IV.G‐5, thecrimewiththehighestoccurrence in the Rampart Community and Citywide is theft (both personal and theft from vehicles)equatingto48.2percentand52.9percentofallcrimescommitted,respectively.ThetotalnumberofcrimesreportedwithintheRampartAreais588crimesandcontributestoapproximately3.8percentofthetotal

17 LAPD,AboutCentralBureau,website:http://www.lapdonline.org/central_bureau/content_basic_view/1908,accessedJune17,2011.18 OfficerGustavoMarroquin,RampartAreaAdjutant,correspondencesdatedJuly27andJuly28,2011.19 LAPD,AboutRampart,website:http://www.lapdonline.org/rampart_community_police_station/content_basic_view/1657,accessed

June,17,2011.20 LAPD,CrimeMappingandCOMPSTAT,website:http://www.lapdonline.org/crime_mapping_and_compstat,accessedMarch2,2012.

YeartodateisJanuary1,2011throughFebruary25,2012.21 OfficerGustavoMarroquin,LAPD,RampartAreaAdjutant.LettercorrespondencedatedJuly27and28,2011.



Table IV.G‐4

Population, Officer, Crime, and Response Time Comparison for 2012 (YTD)

Service Area Square Miles Population

Sworn Officers

Officer/ ResidentRatio Crimes a

Crimes per 10,000 Residents/month

Average Emergency Response Timeb

RampartCommunityPoliceStation

5.6b 185,100b 291b 1/636 588 15.9 4.8 minutes

Citywidec 473 3,792,621 9,953 1/381 15,309 20.2 5.5 minutes

a 2012 Part I Crimes as presented in the LAPD COMPSTAT data from January 1 to February 25 in 2012. b Gustavo Marroquin, LAPD, Rampart Area Adjutant. Letter correspondence dated July 27 and 28, 2011. c LAPD Website, Citywide Crime Statistics from January 1 to February 25 in 2012, website:

http://www.lapdonline.org/assets/pdf/cityprof.pdf (accessed March 2, 2012). Source: Officer Gustavo Marroquin, LAPD, Rampart Area Adjutant. Letter correspondence dated April 30, 2008 and July 27 and

28, 2011. Statistical information is based on YTD COMPSTAT data from January 1 to February 25 in 2012 on LAPD website (http://www.lapdonline.org/crime_mapping_and_compstat).

Table IV.G‐5

Crimes Statistics by Community Area (YTD)

Rampart Community Citywide

Crime Number Percent Number Percent

Homicide 2 0.3% 50 0.3%Rape 2 0.3% 93 0.6%

Robbery 105 17.9% 1,267 8.3%AggravatedAssaults 61 10.4% 1,189 7.8%

Burglary 53 9.0% 2,397 15.6%GrandTheftAuto(GTA) 82 13.9% 2,207 14.5%

BurglaryandTheftfromVehicle(BTFV) 131 22.3% 4,141 27.0%Personal/OtherTheft 152 25.9% 3,965 25.9%

Total 588 100% 15,309 100%Crimespermonthper10,000Population 15.9 20.2

Crimespermonthperofficer 1.01 0.8

Source: LAPD website, COMPSTAT, Citywide Profile (1/29/12 to 2/25/12), Rampart Profile (1/29/12 to 2/25/12): http://www.lapdonline.org/crime_mapping_and_compstat accessed March 2, 2012.

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crimesreportedCitywidetodate.Thecrimespermonthperofficerisapproximately1.01crimesperofficerintheRampartAreaand0.8crimespermonthperofficerfortheentireCityofLosAngeles.

Intheeventasituationshouldariserequiringincreasedstaffing,additionalofficerscanbeprovidedbyanyofthefiveOperationsCentralBureau(OCB)divisions.Theclosestneighboringdivisiontoprovideadditionalsupport and response would be the Central Community Police Station located at 251 E. 6th Street,approximatelyonemilesouthwestoftheProjectsite.

3. PROJECT IMPACTS

a. Methodology

ThedeterminationofsignificancerelativetoimpactsonpoliceservicesfromtheproposedProjectisbasedontheabilityofpolicepersonneltoadequatelyservetheexistingandfuturepopulation.

TheanalysispresentsCOMPSTATstatisticalaveragesassociatedwiththepolicedivisionservingtheProjectsite, the regional bureau, and citywide services. The COMPSTAT data includes the ratio of officer perresidents,major crimes and arrests, and arrests per officer in the local district, the regional bureau, andCitywidestatistics.Potentialimpactstopoliceprotectionservicesareevaluatedbasedontwocriteria.Thefirst criterion is the ability of the Rampart Community Police Station tomeet the additional demand forpolice protection services resulting from development of the proposed Project. To determine this, thenumber of annual crimes and/or calls anticipated to be generated by the proposed residential andcommercial/retail uses was estimated. The number of annual crimes estimated to be generated by theproposedresidentialuseswascalculatedusingthefollowingmethod:(1)apercapitarateofannualcrimesin theRampartAreawasdeterminedbydividing the total number of crimes in theRampartArea by theresidentialpopulationoftheRampartArea;and(2)thepercapitaratewasthenmultipliedbytheProject’sestimated residential population to generate the approximate number of crimes that could potentially begenerated by the residential component of the Project. The non‐residential population generated by theretail componentof theProjectwasdeterminedbyusing thepolice servicepopulationconversion factorsfoundintheCityofL.A.CEQAThresholdsGuide(2006),SectionK.1,PoliceProtection. Thecrimepercapitaratewas thenmultipliedby thenon‐residentialpopulation toestimate theapproximatenumberofcrimesgenerated by the non‐residential component of the Project. The numbers of crimes generated by theresidentialandnon‐residentialcomponentsoftheProjectwerethencombined.Theofficertoresidentratioand crime to officer ratio was also assessed to determine the ability of the Rampart Community PoliceStation to serve the Project site and anticipated increase in the number of crimes. The analysis alsoidentified and evaluated the Project’s proposed security and/or design features and the ability to reducedemandsonpoliceservices.

b. Thresholds of Significance

AppendixGof theCEQAGuidelinesprovides the followingscreeningquestion thataddresses impactswithregardtopoliceprotectionservice:

Would the project result in substantial adverse physical impacts associatedwith the provision of new orphysically altered government facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the



construction of which would cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptableserviceratios,responsetimesorotherperformanceobjectivesforanyofthepublicservices:

PoliceProtection

InthecontextofthisquestionfromAppendixGoftheCEQAGuidelines,theCityofL.A.CEQAThresholdsGuide(2006) states that the determination of significance is made on a case‐by‐case basis, considering thefollowingfactors:

ThepopulationincreaseresultingfromtheproposedProject,basedonthenetincreaseofresidentialunitsorsquarefootageofnon‐residentialfloorarea.

ThedemandforpoliceservicesanticipatedatthetimeofProjectbuildoutcomparedtotheexpectedlevel of service available. Consider, as applicable, scheduled improvements to LAPD services(facilities,equipment,andofficers)andtheProject’sproportionalcontributiontothedemand.

Whether the Project includes security and/or design features that would reduce the demand forpoliceservices.

c. Project Design Features

The proposed Project would incorporate various elements to promote individual and community safety.Suchfeaturesmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,coordinationwiththeLAPDtoensureemergencyresponseaccesstotheProjectsiteismaintained;lightingofparkingstructures,elevators,andlobbiestoreduceareasofconcealment; lightingofbuildingentriesandpedestrianwalkwaystoprovideforpedestrianorientationand to clearly identify a secure route between parking areas and points of entry into buildings; on‐sitesecurity; secured access entry for residents via “swinging arm” gates to the parking garage; and securedaccess(lockedentry)atallpedestrianentrances.

Inaddition,whilenotadesignfeature,itacknowledgedthataConstructionStagingandTrafficManagementPlan,asrequiredthroughmitigationprescribedinSectionIV.H,TrafficandCirculation,wouldbepreparedfortheProject.

d. Analysis of Project Impacts

(1) Construction

Short‐termconstructionactivities, includingbutnot limitedto laneclosures,sidewalkclosures,andutilitylineconstruction,couldpotentiallyaffectemergencypoliceaccesstotheProjectsite.Constructionactivitieswouldalsogeneratetrafficassociatedwiththemovementofconstructionequipment,haulingofdemolitionandgradedmaterials,andemployeetraffic.However,trafficmanagementpersonnel(flagpersons)wouldbetrained to assist in emergency response by restricting or controlling the movement of traffic that couldinterferewith emergency vehicle access. Appropriatedetour signagewould also beused asnecessary toensurethatemergencyaccessismaintainedtotheProjectsiteandthattrafficflowismaintainedonstreetright‐of‐ways.Inaddition,theLAPDwouldbenotifiedofthedays,times,andlocationsofanylaneclosures.Asconstruction trafficcouldsignificantly impactemergencyresponse times for theareaandaccess to theGoodSamaritanHospital,aConstructionStagingandTrafficManagementPlanwouldbeimplementedwithcoordination between the Project’s construction managers and the LAPD. Therefore, with the



implementationoftheConstructionStagingandTrafficManagementPlanandcoordinationwiththeLAPD,potentialProjectimpactsduetoconstructionactivitieswouldbereducedtoalessthansignificantlevel.

(2) Operation

TheProject site is servedby theRampartCommunityPoliceStation,whichhasapproximately291swornofficers, 18part‐time reserveofficers and17 civiliansdeployedwithin theRampartCommunityArea. Asshown inTable IV.G‐6,EstimatedCrime,Officer,andPopulationwith theProject, theRampartCommunityPoliceStation,whichprovidesservicetoaresidentialpopulationofapproximately185,100people,reported588crimesyeartodate.Basedontheaveragehouseholdsizeof3.09personsperunitforrentalhouseholdswithin the Westlake Community Plan, the Project would generate approximately 2,002 residents. Inaddition, the commercial use component of the Project would generate a daytime population ofapproximately106persons.22Thisanalysisofimpactstopoliceservicesprovidesaconservativeanalysisofpolice impacts, asexistingnon‐residentialpopulationandassociatedcrimesarenotdeducted from futurewithProjectconditions.TheLAPDCOMPSTATstatisticaldataforthenumberofannualcrimescomparedtotheresidentialpopulationof theRampartArea indicates that theRampartAreahasacrimerate factorofapproximately 15.9 crimes per 10,000 residents or 0.001 crimes per capita. The crimes reported in theRampart Area do not reflect crimes committed only by residents of the Rampart Area; therefore thisgeneration factor is also used to estimate the number of crimes reported by the daytime non‐residentialpopulationgeneratedbytheProject.

Table IV.G‐6

Estimated Crime, Officer, and Population with the Project

Existing Service

Population – Rampart Station

Existing YTD

Crimes

Existing Crimes/ month/ Officer Ratio a

Estimated Residential Project

Population

Estimated Non‐Residential Project

Population

New TotalResidential Population in Rampart

Area

Projected Total

Crimes/month b, c

With Project‐ Crimes/mont

h/ Officer Ratio

185,100 552 1.01 2,002 106 187,102 296 1.02

b Based on 291 officers serving the Rampart Area. b This includes crimes generated by both the residential and non‐residential population generated by the Project. This assumes that

the Project would generate an increase of approximately 2 crimes per year based on the crime per capita generation factor of 0.001 crimes per month.

c Assumes 294 crimes per month.

Source: PCR Services Corporation, March 2012.

As such, assuming that the monthly crime rate would remain constant at 0.001 crimes per capita, theresidential and non‐residential population of 2,108 personswith the Project (2,002 residents + 106 non‐residential) would generate approximately 2 crimes per month. The total monthly number ofreportedcrimesintheRampartAreawouldthusincreasefrom294crimestoapproximately296crimes.Aspreviouslydiscussedabove, thecurrentcrimepermonth toofficerratio isapproximately1.01crimesper22 Thenon‐residentialpopulationisbasedonagenerationfactorofoneemployeeper274squarefeetofcommercialretailuse.



officer.ThepotentialincrementalincreaseincrimesintheRampartAreaduetoProjectbuild‐outwouldnotsignificantlyaffectthecrimespermonthperofficerratio,whichwouldremainrelativelyunchangedat1.02(assumingnoincreasesinpolicedepartmentstaffing)comparedtotheexistinglevelofapproximately1.01crimespermonthperofficer.

As theProjectwouldgeneratea population increaseofapproximately2,002residentswhencomparedtoexisting conditions to the Rampart Area, the residential population of the Rampart Community PoliceStation’s service areawould increase from 185,100 to approximately 187,102. Based on the increase ofpopulationtoRampartCommunityPoliceStation’sservicearea,theofficerperresidentratiointheserviceareawouldbereducedfromoneofficerper636residentstooneofficerper643residents.Thechangeintheofficertoresidentratiowouldbelessthanonepercent,whichdoesnotrepresentasignificantincrease.Inaddition, the Project would also include on‐site security and proposed security features that would alsoreduce theoccurrence for crimewithin theProject site. Thus, theLAPDwouldbe ableprovide adequatepolice services to the Project site and Project’s effect on the officer to resident ratio would be less thansignificant.

InregardstoemergencyaccesstotheGoodSamaritanHospital,SectionIV.H,TransportationandCirculation,of this EIR, analyzes Project impacts to emergency access. As concluded in Section IV.H, given that theProject‐generated traffic would be accommodated with implementation of the prescribed mitigationmeasures, emergency access to the Hospital would not be adversely affected. Thus, emergency accessimpacts regarding the Good Samaritan Hospital would be less than significant during operation of theProject.

4. MITIGATION MEASURES

Asindicatedabove, impactstopoliceserviceswouldbelessthansignificantwithoutmitigation. However,thefollowingmitigationmeasuresarerecommendedtoreducepotentialimpactstotheextentpracticable.

MitigationMeasureG‐3: The Project Applicant shall consult with the Los Angeles PoliceDepartmentCrimePreventionUnitregardingcrimepreventionfeaturesappropriate forthedesignoftheProject.

MitigationMeasureG‐4: Entryways, elevators, lobbies, and parking areas shall be well‐illuminatedanddesignedtoeliminateareasofconcealment.

MitigationMeasureG‐5: Upon Project completion, the Project Applicant shall provide theRampart Area Commanding Officer with a diagram of each portion of the property,including access routes and provide additional information that might facilitate policeresponse.

5. LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION

Implementationof theProject’sdesignfeaturesandrecommendedmitigationmeasureswouldensurethatimpactstopoliceserviceswouldbelessthansignificant.



6. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS

Section IIIof thisDraftEIR identifies114relatedprojects thatareanticipated tobedevelopedwithin thevicinityoftheProjectsite.Forpurposesofthiscumulativeanalysisonpoliceprotectionservices,onlythoserelatedprojects locatedwithintheRampartCommunityPoliceStationserviceareaareconsidered. Of the114relatedprojectsidentifiedinSectionIV.G.2PoliceServices.doc

Setting,33arelocatedwithintheRampartCommunityPoliceStationserviceareaaslistedinTableIV.G‐7,Related ProjectsWithin Rampart Community Police Station Service Area. These related projects wouldcumulativelygenerate, in conjunctionwith theproposedProject, theneed foradditionalpoliceprotectionservices. The related projects include various residential, educational, commercial/retail, and office uses.Similar to theproposedProject, thenumberof crimesand/orcallsanticipated tobegeneratedbyrelatedprojectswereestimatedbasedonresidentialandnon‐residentialincreasesinpopulation.AsshowninTableIV.G‐7,relatedprojectscouldpotentiallygenerate195additionalcrimes/callsperyearor16callspermonth.The proposed Project, in conjunction with related projects, could therefore generate an additional 217crimes/callsperyearor18crime/callspermonth.Thus,theprojectedtotalofcrimesintheRampartAreawouldincreasefrom294to312permonth,orfrom3,528to3,745peryear23Thisrepresentsa6.1percentincrease in monthly and annual crimes. Similar to the proposed Project, all related projects would bereviewed by the LAPD to ensure that sufficient security measures are implemented to reduce potentialimpacts to police protection services. Furthermore, the need for additional police protection servicesassociatedwith cumulative growthwould be addressed through the City’s annual budgeting process andcapital improvement programs, should the City determine that service improvements, including new orexpandedfacilities,arenecessary.Therefore,cumulativeimpactsregardingpoliceprotectionserviceswouldbelessthansignificant.

23 Theyearlycrimesof3,528werecalculatedbyassuminganaverageof294crimespermonth,basedonLAPDCOMPSTATdatafor

2012.

Table IV.G‐7 Related Projects Within Rampart Community Police Station Service Area

Map No.a Project Location

Residential b and Non‐Residential c

Population

Approximate No. of Crimes per year d

2 Retail,Condominium 3033WilshireBoulevard 678 73 Retail,Condominium 2525WilshireBoulevard 420 44 MedicalOffice 21003rd Street 96 17 Retail,Condominium 2323OlympicBoulevard 513 58 Bank 2222OlympicBoulevard 86 19 AutoSale 2515OlympicBoulevard 78 110 Apartment 1610W7th Street 142 111 CentralLosAngelesNewMiddleSchool#1 e 650SUnionAvenue ‐ ‐12 Retail,Apartment 1234WilshireBoulevard 686 713 Condominium 662LucasAvenue 1,082 1114 Retail 1100WilshireBoulevard 835 815 Retail,Condominium 1027WilshireBoulevard 1,413 1416 Condominium 1010WilshireBoulevard 870 917 Commercial,Apartment 616SaintPaulStreet 1,050 10


Table IV.G‐7 (Continued)

Related Projects Within Rampart Community Police Station Service Area


Map No.a Project Location

Residential b and Non‐Residential c

Population

Approximate No. of Crimes per year d

18 Retail,Apartment 10766th Street 1,914 1919 Schoole 474SHartfordAvenue ‐ ‐20 SoundStageandProductionSupport 5th StreetandBixelStreet 997 1021 Retail,Condominium 13115th Street 474 522 Retail,Apartment 12343rd Street 1,145 1123 Commercial,Apartment 12073rd Street 1,170 1224 Retail,Apartment 110BeaudryAvenue 633 625 HighSchoole 1201MiramarStreet ‐ ‐26 HighSchoole 260SBixelStreet ‐ ‐27 Apartment 13042nd Street 927 928 BeaudryAvenueResidential

Retail,Apartment1030MignonetteStreet 645 6

93 Office,UniformSalesStore 1630OlympicBoulevard 43 096 ElementarySchoole AlvaradoStreetandSanta

YnezStreet‐ ‐

98 Retail,Condominium 11357th Street 474 5102 Wilshire&BixelMixed‐UseProject

Condominium,Hotel,RestaurantWilshireBoulevardand

BixelStreet1,672 16

103 Condominium 456SWitmerStreet 136 1104 Retail,Condominium 7th StreetandWitmer

Street666 7

111 MacArthurPark/AlvaradoMixed‐UseProjectRetail,Apartment

1901W7th Street 630 6

112 Gasoline/ServiceStationwithMini‐Marketf 1600WOlympicBoulevard

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RelatedProjectsTotal 19,475 195ProposedProjectTotal 2,108 21

GrandTotal 21,583 216

a Corresponds with Map Nos. on Figure III‐1 in Section III, Environmental Setting, of this Draft EIR. b For related projects with residential uses, the residential population was determined by multiplying the number of residential units

by the average household size as indicated by the population data obtained for the Westlake Community Plan area. For condominiums (SFA), a 3.48 average household size was used. For apartments (MF), a rental household size of 3.09 was used.

c For related projects with non‐residential uses, the non‐residential population was determined based on the following generation factors as indicated in the City of L.A. CEQA Thresholds Guide (2006): 4 persons per 1,000 sq .ft. of office space, 3 persons per 1,000 sq .ft. of retail space, and 1.5 persons per hotel room. Any exceptions to this methodology are noted.

d The residential and non‐residential population was multiplied by the generation factor of 0.01 crimes per capita to estimate the number of crimes generated by related projects.

e No population was calculated for school uses since the increase in population for such uses would generally be accounted for in new residential uses within the area and would result in double counting.

f No population was calculated for this use since project information is vfp (vehicle fueling platform). Source: PCR Services Corporation, 2011.

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