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

Murder Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

1 in 7,524

Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in Southeast Los Angeles is about 1 in 7,524.

$250

Murder costs the average Southeast Los Angeles resident about $250 per year.

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. Southeast Los Angeles is in the 21st percentile for safety, meaning 79% of neighborhoods are safer and 21% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Southeast Los Angeles's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Southeast Los Angeles is 0.1329 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Southeast Los Angeles generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Southeast Los Angeles may be as high as 1 in 6,965 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,541 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA: about 4 per year. The southeast part of Southeast Los Angeles has fewer cases of murder with only 2 in a typical year.

How Southeast Los Angeles's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Southeast 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.

Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA:	0.1329
California:	0.0557
USA:	0.0671

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Southeast Los Angeles about $49,346,453 in 2025, or roughly $250 per resident. This is part of Southeast Los Angeles's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Southeast Los Angeles, including every crime type and how Southeast 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 Southeast Los Angeles's crime maps on the Southeast Los Angeles overall crime page.

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Individual Southeast Los Angeles Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	C	D+
Watts, Los Angeles, CA	B-	C-	B-	D+
Nevin, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	C-	D+
Central City, Los Angeles, CA	D	F	D-	D+
Athens, West Athens, CA	C+	C-	C	D+
Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	D+	D+
Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA	C-	D	D+	D+
Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-	D+
Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	D
South Park, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	C-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Southeast 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
Astoria, Queens, NY	A-	B	B	B
South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	D	D+
South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ	B-	C+	C+	D+
North Last Vegas, North Las Vegas, NV	C+	C	C	D
North, Houston, TX	D+	D	D	D-
Mid City, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D-	D-	C-
Maryvale, Phoenix, AZ	B-	C	C	C-
Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	B+	A
Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-	D+
Jamaica, Queens, NY	A-	C+	C+	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Southeast Los Angeles schools on SchoolGrade

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

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