The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$22.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,616 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Crenshaw with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Crenshaw's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Crenshaw sits in the 40th percentile, ahead of 40% of neighborhoods and behind 60%. The grade covers only Crenshaw's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Crenshaw is 41.95 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the southeast areas to 1 in 29 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA report the most crime, about 379 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 51 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Crenshaw for 2025 is $22,418,171, about $678 per resident and $1,616 per household. That equals 1.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Crenshaw Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA:	$678
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA:	$1496
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$200
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Crenshaw is $678 per year, which is $213 more than the national average and $187 more than Los Angeles's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Crenshaw:

In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $818 more than in Crenshaw.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $478 less than in Crenshaw

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Crenshaw for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Crenshaw	Cost per Crenshaw Resident
Murder	$4.74 million	$143
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.03 million	$31
Robbery	$1.71 million	$52
Assault	$5.18 million	$156
Kidnapping	$229,136	$7
Vehicle Theft	$3.89 million	$118
Burglary	$1.13 million	$34
Theft	$2.67 million	$81
Arson	$160,228	$5
Vandalism	$990,509	$30
Animal Cruelty	$5,239	$0
Drug Crimes	$549,761	$17
Identity Theft	$141,884	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$22,418,171	$678

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Crenshaw totals $38,621,435 ($1,167 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $61,039,606 ($1,845 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Crenshaw has 3, do the same, and of Crenshaw's 33,088 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Crenshaw Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.447
Robbery	1.641
Rape	0.5136
Murder	0.0762
Total Violent Crime	7.678 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.60
Vehicle Theft	7.589
Burglary	3.757
Arson	0.2005
Total Property Crime	27.15 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1142
Drug Crimes	2.246
Vandalism	4.190
Identity Theft	0.5540
Animal Cruelty	0.0214
Total "Other" Rate	7.126 (B)

Individual Crenshaw Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Crenshaw is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Crenshaw.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
West Adams, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	D+
Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-
Windsor Hills, View Park-Windsor Hills, CA	D+	D	D
Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	C-
Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	D+
Jefferson, Culver City, CA	C	C	D+
Mid City, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D-	D
Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D+	D+
Fox Hills, Culver City, CA	D	D-	D-
Palms, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Crenshaw is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. 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
Bayview, San Francisco, CA	D+	D	D
Southeast, Raleigh, NC	D+	C	C
West Bloomington, Bloomington, MN	B-	A	A
Mount Airy, Philadelphia, PA	A-	B+	B+
Serra Mesa, San Diego, CA	B-	B-	B-
South Gate, Glen Burnie, MD	B	B+	B+
South Central, Reno, NV	F	D-	D-
Riverdale, Bronx, NY	A-	A-	A-
Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY	B+	C	C
Pennsport-Whitman-Queen, Philadelphia, PA	A-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Crenshaw schools on SchoolGrade

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