Pacoima, CA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Pacoima in green. The most dangerous areas in Pacoima 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 Pacoima, CA Safe from Assault?

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

The rate of assault in Pacoima is 2.254 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pacoima generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Pacoima may be as high as 1 in 277 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 612 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northeast parts of Pacoima, CA: about 42 per year. The northwest part of Pacoima has fewer cases of assault with only 11 in a typical year.

How Pacoima's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Pacoima 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, Pacoima is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Assault in Pacoima, CA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Pacoima about $6,271,354 in 2025, or roughly $65 per resident. This is part of Pacoima's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pacoima, including every crime type and how Pacoima compares to other cities.

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 Pacoima's crime maps on the Pacoima overall crime page.

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Individual Pacoima Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Pacoima is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Pacoima.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
San Fernando, CA	D	D	D-	D+
Mission Hills, CA	C	C-	D+	C
Panorama City, CA	C-	C-	D	C-
Sylmar, CA	C+	C	C-	C
North Hills, CA	C	C	D+	C
Sun Valley, CA	D+	D+	D-	C-
Granada Hills, CA	C+	C+	C-	C+
Van Nuys, CA	D	D	D-	D
North Hollywood, CA	D	D	D-	D
Sunland, CA	C-	C-	D	C

Assault in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Hesperia, CA	D+	C-	C-	C-
Hemet, CA	D+	D	D	D
Henderson, NV	D	D+	D+	D+
Hendersonville, TN	C	C	C	C
Hayward, CA	C-	D+	D+	C-
Glendale, AZ	C-	C-	C-	C-
Glen Burnie, MD	D+	C-	C-	C-
Hamilton, OH	C+	B	B	B
Greenwood, IN	C	A	A	A
Green Bay, WI	D	C-	C-	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pacoima, CA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Pacoima schools on SchoolGrade

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