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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	A

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$6.08 million

Cost of Crime™ for La Palma, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,078 per household.

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

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where La Palma's combined rate is about the same as the norm. La Palma sits in the 49th percentile, ahead of 49% of cities and behind 51%. The grade covers only La Palma's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in La Palma is 24.41 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 60 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of La Palma, CA report the most crime, about 80 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in La Palma, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in La Palma for 2025 is $6,079,196, about $356 per resident and $1,078 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): 52.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in La Palma Compared to Other Cities?

La Palma, CA:	$356
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in La Palma is $356 per year, which is $108 less than the national average and $135 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to La Palma:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $1,031 more than in La Palma.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $143 less than in La Palma

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to La Palma	Cost per La Palma Resident
Murder	$504,322	$30
Rape/Sexual Assault	$485,153	$28
Robbery	$453,468	$27
Assault	$1.25 million	$73
Kidnapping	$111,405	$7
Vehicle Theft	$1.78 million	$104
Burglary	$189,959	$11
Theft	$772,035	$45
Arson	$92,525	$5
Vandalism	$161,860	$9
Animal Cruelty	$1,913	$0
Drug Crimes	$250,863	$15
Identity Theft	$22,973	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$6,079,196	$356

The Intangible Cost of Crime in La Palma, 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 La Palma totals $6,264,421 ($367 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $12,343,617 ($723 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 northeast part of the city 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 La Palma has 3, do the same, and of La Palma's 17,076 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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La Palma 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 La Palma residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.546
Robbery	0.8442
Rape	0.4686
Murder	0.0157
Total Violent Crime	3.875 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.730
Vehicle Theft	6.747
Burglary	1.226
Arson	0.2244
Total Property Crime	16.93 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1076
Drug Crimes	1.986
Vandalism	1.327
Identity Theft	0.1738
Animal Cruelty	0.0151
Total "Other" Rate	3.609 (A)

Individual La Palma Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cerritos, CA	D+	D+	D-
Cypress, CA	C+	C-	C-
Buena Park, CA	C+	D+	C-
Hawaiian Gardens, CA	D+	D	D
Artesia, CA	F	D	F
Los Alamitos, CA	D	D	D-
Stanton, CA	D	D-	D-
Lakewood, CA	C	D+	D+
La Mirada, CA	C+	D+	C-
Norwalk, CA	C	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

La Palma is similar versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Auburn, MA	B	C+	C+
Wyckoff, NJ	A	A+	A+
Seymour, CT	B-	A+	A+
Prospect Heights, IL	B	A-	A-
Aledo, TX	B+	B+	B+
Alexander City, AL	D+	C	C
Senoia, GA	A+	B	B
Andover, KS	B	B+	B+
Brockport, NY	B+	B	B
Artesia, CA	F	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, La Palma 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 La Palma, CA average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See La Palma schools on SchoolGrade

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