Murder per Capita in Los Angeles
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Los Angeles residents.
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$243
Murder costs the average Los Angeles resident about $243 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Los Angeles in green. The most dangerous areas in Los Angeles 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, TX Safe from Murder?
The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Los Angeles is in the 11th percentile for safety, meaning 89% of cities are safer and 11% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Los Angeles's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Los Angeles is 0.1295 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Los Angeles generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Los Angeles may be as high as 1 in 6,548 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,980 in the northwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Los Angeles, TX: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Los Angeles has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Los Angeles's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Los Angeles to the Texas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Los Angeles, TX: | 0.1295 |
|---|---|
| Texas: | 0.0769 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Los Angeles is less safe than the Texas 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 Los Angeles, TX
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Los Angeles about $22,878 in 2025, or roughly $243 per resident. This is part of Los Angeles'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 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 Los Angeles's crime maps on the Los Angeles overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Los Angeles is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Los Angeles.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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F | D- | F | D | |
F | F | F | D- | |
F | F | F | D- | |
F | F | F | D- | |
F | F | F | D | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | C- | |
F | F | F | F | |
C | D | B- | C- | |
D- | F | D- | D- |
Murder in City with Similar Populations
Los Angeles is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D | C | C | D+ | |
A+ | A | A | A | |
D | D | D | D- | |
D- | C- | C- | B | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | C- | |
C- | D+ | D+ | D | |
D- | D | D | D- | |
F | F | F | F | |
A | A | A | C+ | |
F | C+ | C+ | C+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Los Angeles, TX average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Los Angeles schools on SchoolGrade
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