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Torrance Police Department

City agencyCA0197200NIBRS since 2021LEMAS 2020

Los Angeles County, California

Serves ~137,914 residents · UCR reported

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The Torrance Police Department is the police department serving Torrance, California.

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Motor Vehicle Theft: victim & offender age · 1,891 victims, 2,133 offenders
Victim sex
Male1,182 (63%)
Female682 (36%)
Unknown27 (1%)
Victim race
White1,288 (77%)
Asian210 (13%)
Black or African American165 (10%)
American Indian or Alaska Native5 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander2 (0%)
Incident location
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk1,020 (48%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage767 (36%)
Residence/Home185 (9%)
Commercial/Office Building45 (2%)
Auto Dealership New/Used32 (2%)
Hotel/Motel/Etc.15 (1%)

Top 6 of 24 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Stranger195 (60%)
Relationship Unknown89 (27%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)11 (3%)
Acquaintance10 (3%)
Friend6 (2%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend5 (2%)

Top 6 of 13 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Theft From Motor Vehicle101 (39%)
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property39 (15%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering27 (10%)
Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories23 (9%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations14 (5%)
Drug Equipment Violations14 (5%)

Top 6 of 18 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
198
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
128
Part-time civilian
5
Total FT employees
326
Population served
141,553
Operating budget
$85,434,365
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: no

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013222105$66,984,670
200723198$58,947,780
20032340$45,696,493
200024897$38,683,557
199922597
199724999
1993245103
199019480
198723673

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
176
Civilians (2025)
93

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

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