Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

B-

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D
Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 464

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Koreatown is about 1 in 464.

$16

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Koreatown resident about $16 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Koreatown in green. The most dangerous areas in Koreatown 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 Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The B- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Koreatown is in the 57th percentile for safety, meaning 43% of neighborhoods are safer and 57% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Koreatown's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of drug-related crime in Koreatown is 2.154 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Koreatown generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Koreatown may be as high as 1 in 415 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 525 in the north part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the east parts of Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA: about 40 per year. The southwest part of Koreatown has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 17 in a typical year.

How Koreatown's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA:	2.154
California:	1.857
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Koreatown is less safe 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 Drug-Related Crime in Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Koreatown about $1,734,714 in 2025, or roughly $16 per resident. This is part of Koreatown's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Koreatown, including every crime type and how Koreatown compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map

Remember that drug-related crime 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 Koreatown's crime maps on the Koreatown overall crime page.

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Individual Koreatown Crime Maps & Stats

Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of drug-related crime in Koreatown is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Koreatown.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Mid Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-	B-
Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-	B-
Westlake, Los Angeles, CA	D	F	D-	B-
Mid City, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D-	D	B-
Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA	D	D	D-	B-
South Park, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	B-
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-	C+
Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	C-	C+
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	C+
Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	C+

Drug-Related Crime in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Koreatown is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, NY	B+	C+	C+	A
East Side, El Paso, TX	C	C+	C+	C-
Astoria, Queens, NY	A-	B	B	A+
North Mountain, Phoenix, AZ	C+	C+	C+	C+
Southeastern Denver, Denver, CO	D+	C-	C-	C
Eastside, Fort Worth, TX	C-	C-	C-	D+
Southwest, Anaheim, CA	A-	C	C	A-
North, Houston, TX	D+	D	D	C
Mid City, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D-	D-	B-
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY	A	A-	A-	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Koreatown schools on SchoolGrade

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