Los Angeles, CA Burglary Rates and Burglary Maps

Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in the Los Angeles area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Los Angeles area 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 Los Angeles, CA Safe from Burglary?

The D+ grade means the rate of burglary is higher than the average US city. Los Angeles is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of cities are safer and 27% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Los Angeles area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of burglary in the Los Angeles area is 3.170 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Los Angeles area generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of burglary in the Los Angeles area may be as high as 1 in 254 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 501 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the southeast parts of Los Angeles, CA: about 11,544 per year. The northeast part of the Los Angeles area has fewer cases of burglary with only 1,201 in a typical year.

How Los Angeles's Burglary Rate Compares

The chart below compares the burglary rate in the Los Angeles area 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 burglary rate, the Los Angeles area is as safe as 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 Burglary in Los Angeles, CA

Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Los Angeles about $383,332,529 in 2025, or roughly $29 per resident. This is part of the Los Angeles area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Los Angeles, including every crime type and how Los Angeles compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Burglary Map

Remember that burglary 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 Los Angeles's crime maps on the Los Angeles overall crime page.

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Burglary Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of burglary in the Los Angeles area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Los Angeles area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
View Park-Windsor Hills, CA	D-	F	F	D-
West Hollywood, CA	F	F	F	F
Ladera Heights, CA	D-	D-	D-	F
Florence-Graham, CA	D+	D-	D	D+
Beverly Hills, CA	F	F	F	F
Culver City, CA	D-	D-	F	D-
Inglewood, CA	D	D-	D-	D
Huntington Park, CA	D	D-	D-	D+
Westmont, CA	D+	D-	D	C
Vernon, CA	F	F	F	F

Burglary in City with Similar Populations

Los Angeles is higher versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
Chicago, IL	C-	C	C	B
Dallas, TX	D+	D+	D+	C
New York, NY	B-	C	C	A-
Houston, TX	D	D	D	D+
Philadelphia, PA	C+	B-	B-	B+
Miami, FL	B	C+	C+	B+
Atlanta, GA	C	C-	C-	B
Washington, DC	C-	C	C	A-
San Francisco, CA	D	D	D	D
Phoenix, AZ	C	C-	C-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Los Angeles schools on SchoolGrade

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