Playa Del Rey, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Playa Del Rey is in the 50th percentile for safety, meaning 50% of cities are safer and 50% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Playa Del Rey's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Playa Del Rey is 0.0579 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Playa Del Rey generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Playa Del Rey may be as high as 1 in 14,471 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 19,904 in the east part of the city.

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

How Playa Del Rey's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Playa Del Rey about $1,201,874 in 2025, or roughly $109 per resident. This is part of Playa Del Rey's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Playa Del Rey, including every crime type and how Playa Del Rey 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 Playa Del Rey's crime maps on the Playa Del Rey overall crime page.

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Individual Playa Del Rey Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Playa Del Rey is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Playa Del Rey.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Marina Del Rey, CA	D-	D	D-	B-
Venice, CA	D-	D-	D-	C
El Segundo, CA	D+	D+	D	A-
Culver City, CA	D-	D-	F	C
Ladera Heights, CA	D-	D-	D-	C-
Lennox, CA	D+	D	D	C-
Del Aire, CA	B-	C	C-	B-
Santa Monica, CA	D-	D-	F	C+
Manhattan Beach, CA	D	D+	D-	B-
Inglewood, CA	D	D-	D-	C-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Playa Del Rey is similar 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
Fallston, MD	A-	B	B	A-
Freeport, TX	D-	D-	D-	D
Fredonia, NY	C+	D	D	B+
Franklin Lakes, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Fort Sill, OK	F	B+	B+	D+
Fort Madison, IA	C-	C	C	A+
Forest Acres, SC	F	D-	D-	F
Florence, MA	A-	B-	B-	A+
Felton, DE	B	C+	C+	A-
Farmingdale, NY	B	B-	B-	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Playa Del Rey, CA average SchoolGrade of A, with 62% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Playa Del Rey schools on SchoolGrade

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