news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

September 7, 2023

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With Worksite Outbreaks Rising, Public Health Outlines Best Practices to Limit COVID-19 Transmission, Workplace Disruptions

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With worksite outbreaks on the rise, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) reminds employers to review measures aimed at limiting COVID-19 transmission in the workplace and the preventable disruptions that may result from them.

In Los Angeles County, during the 30-day period ending Sept. 1, Public Health opened 73 new COVID-19 outbreak investigations, nearly three times the number of outbreak investigations opened during the prior 30-day period.

During the most recent 30-day period ending Sept. 1, Public Health received 154 cluster reports from worksites. Worksites are required to report clusters of three or more possibly connected COVID-19 cases over a 7-day period to Public Health within 24 hours of becoming aware of the situation. If upon investigation, the cluster meets the criteria for a worksite outbreak, meaning there is confirmed transmission at a site, a Public Health case manager will be assigned to help guide the worksite response.

Businesses can report possible COVID-19 clusters to Public Health online. For answers to questions about what and when to report, email [email protected] or call 1-888-397-3993.

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) guidelines note that employers should have procedures in place for seeking information from employees related to COVID-19 cases and close contacts in the workplace, including collecting and keeping confidential records of all COVID-19 cases.

Once a COVID-19 case is identified, the person who tests positive will need to isolate and not return to work for a minimum of five days. Employees may return to the workplace on the sixth day after testing positive if they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and their symptoms are mild or improving. For those employees who meet the criteria to end isolation and return to work on day six, Cal/OSHA requires masking through day 10 at workplaces.

Employers should inform all close contacts of their exposure within one business day of the case identification in a manner that does not reveal personal information related to the case.

Exposed workers should wear a high-quality, well-fitted mask around others for 10 days, which the employer is required to supply. Anyone exposed should test 3-5 days after their last close contact with the COVID-positive individual. Per Cal/OSHA, employers must offer testing at no cost to employees who have had a workplace exposure during paid time.

Following a set of best practices can help reduce the chance of transmission and related disruptions in the workplace. This includes encouraging employees to stay up to date on their vaccines. This fall, employers should consider giving time off for workers to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine or they can host a vaccination event at their worksite.

Additionally, employers should actively encourage and provide support for employees to remain home when sick and to follow mask rules outlined by Cal/OSHA and recommended by Public Health. Employers are also responsible for providing adequate resources for handwashing and regular cleaning of surfaces. Increasing ventilation can significantly help to reduce COVID-19 transmission. Detailed information, and resources including workplace signage, can be found at ph.lacounty.gov/COVIDBusiness.

Reported outbreaks in other sectors have also increased this past week including a 43 percent increase at schools with 33 newly opened school outbreaks this week, up from 23 the prior week. This reflects the continued higher rate of spread of COVID-19, and means that sensible protections, such as remaining home when sick, frequent handwashing, testing when exposed or ill, and wearing a well-fitting mask where required or appropriate, are appropriate steps everyone can take.

To access free telehealth services for treatment for those testing positive for COVID, contact the Public Health Call Center, seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., at 1-833-540-0473.

Los Angeles County remains in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?s (CDC) Low Hospital Admission Level with 7.4 weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people, reported on Sept. 5 for the seven-day period ending Aug. 26, an increase from 6.3 hospital admissions last week.

Public Health reports COVID-19 data weekly. The following table shows case, wastewater, emergency department, hospitalization and death data in Los Angeles County over the past four weeks:

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Metric

Date of Weekly Report

9/6/2023

8/30/2023

8/23/2023

8/16/2023

Daily average cases

569

571

512

384

SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value

29%

26%

28%

22%

Daily average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related

5.0%

5.1%

4.4%

3.9%

Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations

559

523

430

330

Daily average deaths

1.3

1.0

1.7

1.0

Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19

2.9%

2.8%

0.9%

0.9%

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All daily averages are 7-day averages. Data for past weeks are subject to change in future reports. Time periods covered by each metric: cases = week ending each Saturday; wastewater = week ending each Saturday, with a one-week lag; ED data = week ending each Sunday; hospitalizations = week ending each Saturday; deaths = week ending each Monday, with a three-week lag; death percentage = week ending Monday, with a one-week lag. Hospitalization counts do not include Prospect Hospitals, which on average make up 2% of hospitalizations in LA County.

Case data is presented by episode date, an approximation of the date the illness began, and death data is presented by date of death. This is a change from how case and death data were presented prior to July 26, 2023, which was by date of report. Daily average cases do not include Long Beach and Pasadena; daily average deaths include Long Beach and Pasadena.?

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Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

  • Los Angeles County Department of Public Health:

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

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Cases through 12:00pm 9/4/2023

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Total Cases

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Laboratory Confirmed Cases (includes LB and Pas through 6/27/23; excludes LB and Pas after 6/27/23)

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3,789,034

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Deaths (includes LB and Pas)

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36,651

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Cases by Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

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- 0 to 4

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114,323

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- 5 to 11

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284,272

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- 12 to 17

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278,973

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- 18 to 29

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764,747

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- 30 to 49

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1,146,579

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- 50 to 64

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623,736

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- 65 to 79

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271,890

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-? over 80

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96,940

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-? Under Investigation

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2,581

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Cases by Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

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-? Female

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1,851,702

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-? Male

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1,641,150

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-? Other

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1,867

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-? Under Investigation

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89,322

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Cases by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

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-? American Indian/Alaska Native

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6,805

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-? Asian

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267,804

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-? Black

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189,834

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-? Hispanic/Latino

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1,527,364

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

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17,916

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-? White

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499,543

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-? Other

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413,200

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-? Under Investigation

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661,575

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Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

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-? Hospitalized (Ever)

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183,993

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Deaths by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

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-? American Indian/Alaska Native

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81

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-? Asian

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4,550

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-? Black

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3,265

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-? Hispanic/Latino

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16,945

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

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114

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-? White

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9,283

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-? Other

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433

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-? Under Investigation

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91

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CITY / COMMUNITY**

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Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

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6429

30786

City of Alhambra

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25863

29822

City of Arcadia

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13936

24130

City of Artesia

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6092

36273

City of Avalon

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292

7547

City of Azusa

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17676

35324

City of Baldwin Park

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29983

39056

City of Bell

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17136

47165

City of Bell Gardens

?

17320

40213

City of Bellflower

?

31168

40095

City of Beverly Hills

?

11731

33983

City of Bradbury

?

71

6642

City of Burbank

?

33288

31058

City of Calabasas

?

5956

24487

City of Carson

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35486

37813

City of Cerritos

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13615

27194

City of Claremont

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10518

28829

City of Commerce*

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5923

45321

City of Compton

?

40776

40815

City of Covina

?

20522

41854

City of Cudahy

?

12301

50524

City of Culver City

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12181

30556

City of Diamond Bar

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13882

24136

City of Downey

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47307

41402

City of Duarte

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7590

34475

City of El Monte

?

43210

36847

City of El Segundo

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4156

24759

City of Gardena

?

22208

36222

City of Glendale

?

61082

29581

City of Glendora

?

15292

28982

City of Hawaiian Gardens

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5058

34464

City of Hawthorne

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30065

33862

City of Hermosa Beach

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4812

24464

City of Hidden Hills

?

390

20635

City of Huntington Park

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26548

44630

City of Industry

?

1022

233867

City of Inglewood

?

39275

34579

City of Irwindale

?

897

61480

City of La Canada Flintridge

?

4639

22418

City of La Habra Heights

?

215

3941

City of La Mirada

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14452

29138

City of La Puente

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16127

39627

City of La Verne

?

9357

28114

City of Lakewood

?

27486

34203

City of Lancaster*

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65013

40238

City of Lawndale

?

10736

31939

City of Lomita

?

6200

29910

City of Lynwood*

?

31651

43931

City of Malibu

?

2927

22583

City of Manhattan Beach

?

7571

21031

City of Maywood

?

12932

46105

City of Monrovia

?

12010

30954

City of Montebello

?

25762

40019

City of Monterey Park

?

17755

28517

City of Norwalk

?

43532

40449

City of Palmdale

?

67580

42512

City of Palos Verdes Estates

?

2320

17157

City of Paramount

?

22966

40994

City of Pico Rivera

?

28398

44176

City of Pomona

?

66315

42528

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

?

7979

18666

City of Redondo Beach

?

15893

23135

City of Rolling Hills

?

303

15619

City of Rolling Hills Estates

?

1574

19401

City of Rosemead

?

15434

27884

City of San Dimas*

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11233

32544

City of San Fernando

?

12895

52393

City of San Gabriel

?

11623

28381

City of San Marino

?

2465

18566

City of Santa Clarita

?

74694

33887

City of Santa Fe Springs

?

7974

43422

City of Santa Monica

?

27013

29220

City of Sierra Madre

?

2469

22468

City of Signal Hill

?

4149

35170

City of South El Monte

?

8504

40718

City of South Gate

?

47625

48520

City of South Pasadena

?

6430

24680

City of Temple City

?

10887

29864

City of Torrance

?

35089

23507

City of Vernon

?

360

172249

City of Walnut

?

7686

25174

City of West Covina

?

40048

37001

City of West Hollywood

?

11437

30952

City of Westlake Village

?

457

5467

City of Whittier

?

31664

36216

Los Angeles

?

1547129

38252

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

?

3237

39466

Los Angeles - Alsace

?

4593

36906

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

?

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

?

851

34013

Los Angeles - Arleta

?

17072

49671

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

?

5155

35149

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

?

10403

33423

Los Angeles - Bel Air

?

2501

29671

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

?

3392

27082

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

?

4271

32422

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

?

40846

47012

Los Angeles - Brentwood

?

8573

27695

Los Angeles - Brookside

?

158

27194

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

?

2323

32622

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

?

25673

39322

Los Angeles - Carthay

?

4472

31136

Los Angeles - Central

?

17145

43971

Los Angeles - Century City

?

3827

29917

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

?

16488

48830

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

?

13168

35531

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

?

2601

28361

Los Angeles - Chinatown

?

2984

37202

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

?

5400

37106

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

?

4957

32713

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

?

5430

39265

Los Angeles - Crestview

?

4028

35433

Los Angeles - Del Rey

?

8601

28731

Los Angeles - Downtown*

?

16380

59548

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

?

13998

35358

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

?

9688

33080

Los Angeles - Echo Park

?

4551

31923

Los Angeles - El Sereno

?

17110

40925

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

?

1863

32616

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

?

3613

35523

Los Angeles - Encino

?

15494

34300

Los Angeles - Exposition

?

1301

39116

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

?

18420

41009

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

?

1288

35778

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

?

3842

44055

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

?

23077

48639

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

?

11140

35249

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

?

4239

39381

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

?

21868

37580

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

?

10211

47482

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

?

4805

28200

Los Angeles - Harbor City

?

9565

32903

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

?

15937

36553

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

?

656

27231

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

?

6220

34488

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

?

18248

48103

Los Angeles - Highland Park

?

17441

36042

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

?

5569

40151

Los Angeles - Hollywood

?

21982

32206

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

?

7796

26486

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

?

12133

42511

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

?

3195

39576

Los Angeles - Koreatown

?

16417

31759

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

?

1619

35512

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

?

16533

39172

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

?

6200

47209

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

?

5875

38563

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

?

12959

39755

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

?

3079

38368

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

?

8757

30897

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

?

1530

48835

Los Angeles - Longwood

?

1820

42286

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

?

6501

30086

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

?

3306

38730

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

?

918

29385

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

?

11172

26305

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

?

979

22454

Los Angeles - Melrose

?

26629

34273

Los Angeles - Mid-city

?

4569

30399

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

?

5008

27845

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

?

12094

50133

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

?

8339

34537

Los Angeles - North Hills

?

25679

41704

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

?

59850

39526

Los Angeles - Northridge

?

26028

37291

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

?

5132

24104

Los Angeles - Pacoima

?

39232

50965

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

?

937

24363

Los Angeles - Palms

?

12320

28078

Los Angeles - Panorama City

?

33937

45099

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

?

3304

24330

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

?

16535

39518

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

?

614

19212

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

?

3513

32091

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

?

10761

30238

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

?

2287

34863

Los Angeles - Regent Square

?

891

32050

Los Angeles - Reseda

?

32629

42587

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

?

1830

39474

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

?

1202

28430

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

?

26677

34185

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

?

1340

30167

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

?

28217

32339

Los Angeles - Silverlake

?

13483

30585

Los Angeles - South Carthay

?

3338

31505

Los Angeles - South Park

?

17040

44888

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

?

1896

41361

Los Angeles - Studio City

?

7169

31947

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

?

23500

44776

Los Angeles - Sunland

?

7018

34388

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

?

212

32767

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

?

42718

51843

Los Angeles - Tarzana

?

10725

34736

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

?

13656

34588

Los Angeles - Thai Town

?

2846

29014

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

?

2610

29986

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

?

535

40965

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

?

486

26157

Los Angeles - Tujunga

?

9126

32816

Los Angeles - University Hills

?

944

27530

Los Angeles - University Park

?

11725

42705

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

?

11377

37903

Los Angeles - Valley Village

?

8693

35166

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

?

38186

40975

Los Angeles - Venice

?

9297

27437

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

?

7609

44238

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

?

3801

49641

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

?

18968

46054

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

?

24921

47927

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

?

2857

34016

Los Angeles - View Heights

?

1134

30698

Los Angeles - Watts

?

19926

46694

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

?

1872

38087

Los Angeles - West Adams

?

11098

40166

Los Angeles - West Hills

?

13203

32564

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

?

11908

31640

Los Angeles - West Vernon

?

25037

46673

Los Angeles - Westchester

?

14170

27460

Los Angeles - Westlake

?

21159

35648

Los Angeles - Westwood

?

17001

31420

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

?

22610

62581

Los Angeles - Wilmington

?

23985

42461

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

?

17335

34553

Los Angeles - Winnetka

?

20274

39150

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

?

21059

30944

Unincorporated - Acton

?

2051

25731

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

?

1011

24315

Unincorporated - Altadena

?

11974

27451

Unincorporated - Anaverde

?

426

28249

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

?

94

7550

Unincorporated - Arcadia

?

2307

28906

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

?

2851

58219

Unincorporated - Athens Village

?

17845

42046

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

?

2756

40679

Unincorporated - Azusa

?

6442

40457

Unincorporated - Bassett

?

6287

42431

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

?

209

19478

Unincorporated - Bradbury

?

137

126852

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

?

3826

49508

Unincorporated - Castaic*

?

9856

36247

Unincorporated - Cerritos

?

193

32879

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

?

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

?

160

22792

Unincorporated - Covina

?

6354

37779

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

?

5131

39037

Unincorporated - Del Aire

?

1239

28204

Unincorporated - Del Rey

?

150

47170

Unincorporated - Del Sur

?

711

29441

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

?

975

39110

Unincorporated - Duarte

?

2042

46116

Unincorporated - East Covina

?

92

27964

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

?

1671

31576

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

?

44

38596

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

?

59247

47296

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

?

434

6778

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

?

6439

42063

Unincorporated - East Whittier

?

1453

27384

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

?

2797

31817

Unincorporated - El Monte

?

1

690

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

?

291

17520

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

?

30704

47452

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

?

2

16667

Unincorporated - Glendora

?

202

30606

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

?

16817

30070

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

?

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

?

770

30628

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

?

175

15938

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

?

325

23017

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

?

4562

23039

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

?

21

3107

Unincorporated - La Rambla

?

949

45735

Unincorporated - La Verne*

?

668

32745

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

?

2142

30293

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

?

207

30988

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

?

4119

31699

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

?

472

28728

Unincorporated - Lakewood

?

28

24561

Unincorporated - Lennox

?

7766

34451

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

?

316

18047

Unincorporated - Littlerock

?

1435

35688

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

?

366

28219

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

?

1341

37574

Unincorporated - Llano

?

109

12429

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

?

2796

29710

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

?

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

?

1146

29528

Unincorporated - Newhall

?

107

48636

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

?

515

42988

Unincorporated - North Whittier

?

3194

38206

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

?

5412

22516

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

?

38

17674

Unincorporated - Palmdale

?

270

32067

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

?

131

21095

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

?

437

22342

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

?

378

61066

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

?

24

5217

Unincorporated - Pomona

?

127

6553

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

?

3956

30652

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

?

1232

46298

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

?

285

30612

Unincorporated - Rosewood

?

521

40513

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

?

557

46689

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

?

1375

40910

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

?

12663

24819

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

?

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

?

44

5128

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

?

8038

39751

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

?

91

4472

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

?

63

20455

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

?

597

223596

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

?

4003

21497

Unincorporated - Saugus

?

351

226452

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

?

146

41011

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

?

123

27033

Unincorporated - South El Monte

?

769

42841

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

?

3267

36924

Unincorporated - South Whittier

?

21918

37010

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

?

257

32907

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

?

6111

29147

Unincorporated - Sun Village

?

2167

35901

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

?

600

46296

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

?

446

26900

Unincorporated - Val Verde

?

1236

37353

Unincorporated - Valencia

?

956

31120

Unincorporated - Valinda

?

9777

41834

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

?

3698

31783

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

?

7527

46627

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

?

193

12773

Unincorporated - West Carson

?

8496

38468

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

?

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

?

909

95483

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

?

4311

43833

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

?

506

37233

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

?

10910

40520

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

?

260

20000

Unincorporated - Westhills

?

206

24553

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

?

945

25658

Unincorporated - Whittier

?

1018

26903

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

?

77

641667

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

?

16958

48572

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

?

1938

32155

?- Under Investigation

?

72563

?

?

?

?

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