The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Crescenta Highlands, La Crescenta, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	A-

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$5.93 million

Cost of Crime™ for Crescenta Highlands, La Crescenta, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,238 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Crescenta Highlands 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 Crescenta Highlands, La Crescenta, CA Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Crescenta Highlands's combined rate is lower than the norm. Crescenta Highlands sits in the 80th percentile, ahead of 80% of neighborhoods and behind 20%. The grade covers only Crescenta Highlands's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Crescenta Highlands is 23.53 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 32 in the west areas to 1 in 58 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Crescenta Highlands, La Crescenta, CA report the most crime, about 80 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 7 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Crescenta Highlands, La Crescenta, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Crescenta Highlands for 2025 is $5,931,911, about $405 per resident and $1,238 per household. That equals 0.7% 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): 37.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Crescenta Highlands Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Crescenta Highlands, La Crescenta, CA:	$405
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 Crescenta Highlands is $405 per year, which is $60 less than the national average and $86 less than La Crescenta's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Crescenta Highlands:

In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $1,091 more than in Crescenta Highlands.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $205 less than in Crescenta Highlands

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Crescenta Highlands	Cost per Crescenta Highlands Resident
Murder	$1.34 million	$91
Rape/Sexual Assault	$474,594	$32
Robbery	$551,053	$38
Assault	$868,392	$59
Kidnapping	$100,375	$7
Vehicle Theft	$1.15 million	$78
Burglary	$318,598	$22
Theft	$561,193	$38
Arson	$97,303	$7
Vandalism	$237,019	$16
Animal Cruelty	$2,428	$0
Drug Crimes	$207,196	$14
Identity Theft	$30,194	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$5,931,911	$405

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Crescenta Highlands, La Crescenta, 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 Crescenta Highlands totals $11,665,128 ($795 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $17,597,040 ($1,200 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 Crescenta Highlands has 2, do the same, and of Crescenta Highlands's 14,664 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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Crescenta Highlands 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 Crescenta Highlands residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.062
Robbery	1.195
Rape	0.5338
Murder	0.0485
Total Violent Crime	3.839 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.389
Vehicle Theft	5.057
Burglary	2.395
Arson	0.2748
Total Property Crime	15.12 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1129
Drug Crimes	1.910
Vandalism	2.263
Identity Theft	0.2660
Animal Cruelty	0.0224
Total "Other" Rate	4.574 (A-)

Individual Crescenta Highlands Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Montrose Verdugo City, La Crescenta, CA	B+	B-	B
Sparr Heights, Glendale, CA	C	C-	C-
El Miradero, Glendale, CA	B	B-	B-
Verdugo Woodlands, Glendale, CA	B	B-	C+
Grandview, Glendale, CA	C+	C	C
Glenwood, Glendale, CA	B-	B-	C+
Verdugo Viejo, Glendale, CA	B	C+	B-
Rossmoyne, Glendale, CA	B+	B	B-
Chevy Chase, Glendale, CA	A-	B+	B
Fremont Park, Glendale, CA	C	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Crescenta Highlands is lower 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
Airline, Houston, TX	D	D-	D-
Northwest Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX	B-	C+	C+
Midvale Park, Tucson, AZ	B	B-	B-
Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta, Atlanta, GA	D	C-	C-
Sherwood Manor, Stockton, CA	B+	D	D
Lee-Miles, Cleveland, OH	D-	D+	D+
Haddington, Philadelphia, PA	C	D+	D+
Glencliff, Nashville, TN	D-	F	F
Glen Eden, Hayward, CA	A-	B	B
Bradford, Haverhill, MA	A+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Crescenta Highlands is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Crescenta Highlands, La Crescenta, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 78% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Crescenta Highlands schools on SchoolGrade

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