Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Sawtelle is 0.0665 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sawtelle generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sawtelle may be as high as 1 in 11,128 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,454 in the east part of the neighborhood.

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

How Sawtelle's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sawtelle 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, Sawtelle is less safe than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sawtelle about $5,365,611 in 2025, or roughly $125 per resident. This is part of Sawtelle's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sawtelle, including every crime type and how Sawtelle 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 Sawtelle's crime maps on the Sawtelle overall crime page.

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Individual Sawtelle Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Sawtelle 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
Hoover, Fresno, CA	C-	C-	C-	B+
St Albans, Queens, NY	A-	C+	C+	B-
Southwest Ada, Boise, ID	A+	A+	A+	A+
Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA	D	D	D	C-
Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN	F	F	F	F
North San Jose, San Jose, CA	B+	C+	C+	A+
Michael Way, Las Vegas, NV	C-	C+	C+	C
Lower Valley, El Paso, TX	D+	D+	D+	B+
Lone Mountain, Las Vegas, NV	B+	B+	B+	B
Little Woods, New Orleans, LA	C-	D+	D+	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Sawtelle schools on SchoolGrade

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