Central City, Los Angeles, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. Central City is in the 24th percentile for safety, meaning 76% of neighborhoods are safer and 24% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Central City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Central City is 0.1213 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Central City generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Central City may be as high as 1 in 6,575 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,457 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Central City, Los Angeles, CA: about 1 per year. The west part of Central City has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Central City's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Central City 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, Central City 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 Murder in Central City, Los Angeles, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Central City about $8,848,527 in 2025, or roughly $228 per resident. This is part of Central City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Central City, including every crime type and how Central City 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 Central City's crime maps on the Central City overall crime page.

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Individual Central City Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Nevin, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	C-	D+
Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	D
South Park, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	C-
Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	D
Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	D+
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	D+
Central City East, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	C-
Westlake, Los Angeles, CA	D	F	D-	C-
Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	C-
South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	C	D+

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Central City is higher 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
Brea-Olinda, Brea, CA	A-	B-	B-	A
Outer Sunset, San Francisco, CA	C-	D+	D+	D-
Almaden Valley, San Jose, CA	A+	A	A	A+
Arleta, Pacoima, CA	B+	B+	B+	C+
West Omaha, Omaha, NE	B	A	A	A-
Western Hills Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX	D+	C-	C-	B
Country Club, Bronx, NY	B	B	B	A-
Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei, HI	A-	A+	A+	A
Southside, Lansing, MI	C	D	D	C
Kings Bridge, Bronx, NY	C+	B	B	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Central City, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Central City schools on SchoolGrade

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