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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	B

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Fact

A crime occurs every 51 minutes (on average) in South Los Angeles.

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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?

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. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur 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.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for South Los Angeles, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the northeast part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for South Los Angeles residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which South Los Angeles has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which South Los Angeles has 26, have the same problem. Of South Los Angeles’s 262,149 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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South Los Angeles Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 South Los Angeles residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.429
Robbery	1.474
Rape	0.4739
Murder	0.1233
Total Violent Crime	7.500 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.06
Vehicle Theft	6.334
Burglary	2.554
Arson	0.1615
Total Property Crime	25.11 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1118
Drug Crimes	2.097
Vandalism	3.532
Identity Theft	0.3537
Animal Cruelty	0.0173
Total "Other" Rate	6.112 (B)

Individual South Los Angeles Crime Maps & Stats

Crime 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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

South Los Angeles is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

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-

Considering only the murder rate, South Los Angeles is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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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