Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Brentwood in green. The most dangerous areas in Brentwood 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 Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA Safe from Murder?

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Brentwood is in the 61st percentile for safety, meaning 39% of neighborhoods are safer and 61% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Brentwood's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Brentwood is 0.0527 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Brentwood generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Brentwood may be as high as 1 in 10,547 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 31,169 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Brentwood has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Brentwood's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Brentwood 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 murder rate, Brentwood is as safe as 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 Murder in Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Brentwood about $2,292,320 in 2025, or roughly $99 per resident. This is part of Brentwood's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Brentwood, including every crime type and how Brentwood compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Brentwood's crime maps on the Brentwood overall crime page.

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Individual Brentwood Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	D+	C+
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA	C+	C+	C	C+
Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA	C+	B-	C-	B
Century City, Los Angeles, CA	D-	D	F	C-
West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	D+	C+
Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA	B-	C	C	B-
Palms, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	C-	B
Clarkdale, Culver City, CA	C-	C-	D+	B
Playa Vista, Los Angeles, CA	C	C-	C-	B-
Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D+	D+	C+

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Brentwood is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Arverne, Queens, NY	A-	C	C	B+
Olympia Heights, Miami, FL	A	A	A	C-
Outer Richmond, San Francisco, CA	C-	D+	D+	D-
Roseway, Portland, OR	D	C	C	D
Sand Lake, Anchorage, AK	A	C	C	B-
Sixteen Acres, Springfield, MA	A+	B	B	A+
South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA	B-	B	B	C-
Southeast Boulder, Boulder, CO	D+	B	B	D-
Lower Peters Canyon, Irvine, CA	A+	A-	A-	A+
Southwest Raleigh, Raleigh, NC	D	C-	C-	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Brentwood schools on SchoolGrade

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