The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in La Mirada, CA
La Mirada is a city of 50,700 in Los Angeles County, about 17 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles · Updated November 2026
Is La Mirada, CA safe?
Yes, by national standards: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in La Mirada is low. Most US neighborhoods have even less, though: 61% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within La Mirada run from A- to B-, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 775 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
39% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than La Mirada as a whole, and 61% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. La Mirada scores 775.
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 La Mirada, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in La Mirada, 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 La Mirada
Robbery is the exception. La Mirada grades A for violent crime, but robbery grades B, worse than in the neighborhoods where 76% of Americans live.
Simple assaults are uncommon. La Mirada has simple assaults at a small fraction of the US rate: 2.4 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of La Mirada
Every part of La Mirada where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across La Mirada run from A- to B-; every part of La Mirada has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within La Mirada, the center has the least crime and the northwest side the most.
Is crime going up in La Mirada?
Since 2019, reported property crime in La Mirada is up 18%, while violent crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.9 to 1.8 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 15 to 18 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 23%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
La MiradaUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves La Mirada. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, La Mirada
Violent, US
Property, La Mirada
Property, US
2016
-3%
+4%
+24%
+15%
2017
+18%
+4%
+27%
+12%
2018
+3%
+0%
+17%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+5%
+4%
-2%
-8%
2021
+14%
+6%
+10%
-10%
2022
-3%
+5%
+24%
-6%
2023
+22%
+2%
+29%
-7%
2024
-7%
-4%
+18%
-15%
Crime rates and types in La Mirada
CrimeGrade™ estimates La Mirada has about 26 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 30% less than the US as a whole and 34% less than California.
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 La Mirada is theft, about 43% 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.
The La Mirada Police Department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How La Mirada compares with nearby cities
La Mirada has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only La Habra Heights has less.
Empty homes, night lighting and walkability in La Mirada
Two things set La Mirada apart: it has 2.2% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 46% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with few empty homes tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary and vandalism run higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 94% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
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. 76% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (20 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 60% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.46% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 81% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 77% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 75% of US city residents
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 La Mirada
Crime costs La Mirada about $898 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 25% less 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 $38 million a year, or $745 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$2.2 million
$44
Rape
$350,000
$7
Robbery
$1.2 million
$24
Assault
$2.4 million
$47
Burglary
$1.2 million
$24
Theft
$3.0 million
$58
Vehicle theft
$2.6 million
$51
Arson
$100,000
$2
Vandalism
$1.6 million
$31
Total
$15 million
$288
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 La Mirada 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. La Mirada is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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 La Mirada, CA average a SchoolGrade of A-: 47% of students test proficient, against 42% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in La Mirada on SchoolGrade
