Athens, West Athens, CA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Athens in green. The most dangerous areas in Athens are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Athens, West Athens, CA Safe from Assault?

The C- grade means the rate of assault is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. Athens is in the 36th percentile for safety, meaning 64% of neighborhoods are safer and 36% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Athens's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in Athens is 3.771 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Athens generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Athens may be as high as 1 in 199 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 373 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the east parts of Athens, West Athens, CA: about 7 per year. The south part of Athens has fewer cases of assault with only 2 in a typical year.

How Athens's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Athens to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Athens is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Athens, West Athens, CA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Athens about $1,043,768 in 2025, or roughly $108 per resident. This is part of Athens's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Athens, including every crime type and how Athens compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Athens's crime maps on the Athens overall crime page.

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Individual Athens Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in Athens is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Athens.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA	C-	D	D+	D
West Rancho Domingues, Compton, CA	D+	D+	D	D+
Alondra Park, Lawndale, CA	B-	C-	C+	C-
Watts, Los Angeles, CA	B-	C-	B-	C-
Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C+	D+	C	D+
North Torrance, Torrance, CA	B-	C+	C+	C+
Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	D+	D
South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	C	D
Harbor Gateway, Torrance, CA	B-	C	C+	C
Windsor Hills, View Park-Windsor Hills, CA	D+	D	D	D

Assault in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Athens is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Downtown Jamestown, Jamestown, NY	C	D	D	D
fairwood, Spokane, WA	B+	A	A	A
Polish Village, Parma, OH	C+	B+	B+	B+
Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, LA	C+	D+	D+	D
Southcrest, San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C-	C-
South Park Hill, Denver, CO	D	D	D	D
Northside, Riverside, CA	C	C-	C-	C-
Glencove, Vallejo, CA	B+	B	B	B+
Boyd Acres, Bend, OR	B-	A-	A-	A-
Shearer Hills-Ridgeview, San Antonio, TX	F	D-	D-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Athens, West Athens, CA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Athens schools on SchoolGrade

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