Clarkdale is a neighborhood of 3,890 residents in Culver City, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
Is Clarkdale in Culver City safe?
Crime in Clarkdale is high by national standards, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of C. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 85% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Clarkdale. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A- against F. Culver City as a whole grades B.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 429 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
15% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Clarkdale as a whole, and 85% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Clarkdale scores 429.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Clarkdale, Culver City, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Clarkdale in Culver City, 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 in Clarkdale
Robberies happen at stores and businesses far more often than nationally. In Culver City as a whole, 73% of reported robberies happen at stores and businesses, against 33% nationally.
Thefts run high. Clarkdale has thefts at about triple the US rate: 37.6 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
Crime rates and types in Clarkdale
CrimeGrade™ estimates Clarkdale has about 68 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 82% more than the US as a whole and close to Culver City as a whole.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Clarkdale is theft, about 55% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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 crime happens in Culver City
The Culver City Police Department polices Clarkdale; these figures cover Culver City as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Culver City as a whole, 36% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 39% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (31%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (39%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Stores and businesses (33%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (73%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Stores and businesses (35%)
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.
How Clarkdale compares with nearby neighborhoods
Clarkdale has more crime than 9 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods. Century City and Jefferson have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Clarkdale apart: it has 25.2 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 1.5 bars and nightlife spots for every 1,000 residents, against 0.6 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft and car theft, and they run high here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.25.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 93% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Bars and nightlifeBars, lounges, clubs and casinos. Places with more bars tend to report more assault and robbery.1.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 0.6Higher than for 89% 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 and assault.B (58 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 70% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 87% 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 crime costs Clarkdale
Crime costs Clarkdale about $1,757 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 46% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $5.9 million a year, or $1,511 per resident.
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Clarkdale means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
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.
Schools in Clarkdale, Culver City, CA average a SchoolGrade of A: 51% of students test proficient, against 42% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Clarkdale on SchoolGrade
