Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Playa del Ray in green. The most dangerous areas in Playa del Ray 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 Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, CA Safe from Murder?

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Playa del Ray is in the 59th percentile for safety, meaning 41% of neighborhoods are safer and 59% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Playa del Ray's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Playa del Ray is 0.0553 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Playa del Ray generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Playa del Ray may be as high as 1 in 14,345 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 22,608 in the east part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, CA: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Playa del Ray has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Playa del Ray's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Playa del Ray 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, Playa del Ray 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 Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Playa del Ray about $1,797,162 in 2025, or roughly $104 per resident. This is part of Playa del Ray's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Playa del Ray, including every crime type and how Playa del Ray 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 Playa del Ray's crime maps on the Playa del Ray overall crime page.

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Individual Playa del Ray Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Westchester, Los Angeles, CA	B	C+	B-	B
Playa Vista, Los Angeles, CA	C	C-	C-	B-
Fox Hills, Culver City, CA	D	D-	D-	B-
Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA	B-	C	C	B-
Clarkdale, Culver City, CA	C-	C-	D+	B
Jefferson, Culver City, CA	C	C	D+	B
Palms, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	C-	B
Windsor Hills, View Park-Windsor Hills, CA	D+	D	D	C
Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA	C-	D	D+	D+
Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	D+	C+

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Playa del Ray 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
Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, PA	C+	C-	C-	F
Broadmoor-Anderson Isle-Shreve Isle, Shreveport, LA	C-	C+	C+	D
Greystone, Birmingham, AL	B-	A-	A-	B-
Sabre Springs, San Diego, CA	A-	A	A	A
Rita Ranch, Tucson, AZ	A+	A	A	A-
Lake View, Paterson, NJ	A-	A-	A-	B+
Koreatown, Palisades Park, NJ	B+	A-	A-	B+
Hamilton Area, Baltimore, MD	C+	D+	D+	B-
Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA	D-	D	D	D-
Group 14621, Rochester, NY	C-	F	F	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, CA average SchoolGrade of C, with 34% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Playa del Ray schools on SchoolGrade

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