Montrose Verdugo City, La Crescenta, CA Property Crime Rates and Maps
Montrose Verdugo City is a neighborhood of 9,040 residents in La Crescenta · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Montrose Verdugo City?
Property crime in Montrose Verdugo City runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 70% of Americans live. Theft makes up 58% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades C. La Crescenta as a whole grades B+ for property crime.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 654 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
30% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Montrose Verdugo City as a whole, and 70% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Montrose Verdugo City scores 654.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Montrose Verdugo City, La Crescenta, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Montrose Verdugo City in La Crescenta, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Montrose Verdugo City
Car thefts happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In La Crescenta as a whole, 95% of reported car thefts happen on streets and sidewalks, against 27% nationally.
Property crime rates and types in Montrose Verdugo City
CrimeGrade™ estimates Montrose Verdugo City has about 19 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 20% less than the US as a whole and 42% more than La Crescenta as a whole.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Montrose Verdugo City, about 58% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in La Crescenta
The Glendale Police Department polices Montrose Verdugo City; these figures cover Glendale as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Glendale as a whole, 47% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (95%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (44%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Streets and sidewalks (33%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Montrose Verdugo City and nearby neighborhoods
Montrose Verdugo City has more property crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods. Chevy Chase and Verdugo Woodlands have the least property crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Montrose Verdugo City. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Montrose Verdugo City is safer than 82% of them.
Shops, transit and walkability in Montrose Verdugo City
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Montrose Verdugo City apart: it has 20.9 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft and car theft, and car theft runs high here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.20.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 89% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Montrose Verdugo City: C- (28 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 73% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.C+ (45 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 60% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.52 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 71% of residents of US city neighborhoods
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Montrose Verdugo City
Property crime costs Montrose Verdugo City about $1.3 million a year, or $139 per resident and about $342 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
