South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Murder Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Murder Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	C
Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

1 in 8,110

Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in South Los Angeles is about 1 in 8,110.

$232

Murder costs the average South Los Angeles resident about $232 per year.

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

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

The rate of murder in South Los Angeles is 0.1233 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in South Los Angeles generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in South Los Angeles may be as high as 1 in 6,840 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,133 in the north part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA: about 5 per year. The south part of South Los Angeles has fewer cases of murder with only 2 in a typical year.

How South Los Angeles's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in South Los Angeles to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA:	0.1233
California:	0.0557
USA:	0.0671

Considering only the murder rate, South Los Angeles 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 South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of South Los Angeles about $60,766,654 in 2025, or roughly $232 per resident. This is part of South Los Angeles's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for South Los Angeles, including every crime type and how South Los Angeles 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 South Los Angeles's crime maps on the South Los Angeles overall crime page.

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Individual South Los Angeles Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	D+	D+
Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C+	D+	C	D
Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-	D+
Central City, Los Angeles, CA	D	F	D-	D+
Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA	C-	D	D+	D+
Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	C-	C-
Nevin, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	C-	D+
Windsor Hills, View Park-Windsor Hills, CA	D+	D	D	C
Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	C-	C
Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	D

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

South Los Angeles 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
Windsor Village, Santa Ana, CA	A+	A	A	A
Wilson Park, Milwaukee, WI	C+	B	B	A+
Wilson-Riverside, San Bernardino, CA	C+	D+	D+	D+
York, Bellingham, WA	F	D+	D+	B-
Windom, Minneapolis, MN	C-	B-	B-	C
Yerdemont, San Bernardino, CA	A-	B	B	B-
Yankee Hill, Milwaukee, WI	B-	C-	C-	F
Yalecrest, Salt Lake City, UT	D+	B+	B+	A+
Wynwood, Miami, FL	B-	B-	B-	C-
Wynnefield, Philadelphia, PA	B-	C+	C+	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See South Los Angeles schools on SchoolGrade

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South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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