The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in La Verne, CA
La Verne is a city of 32,900 in Los Angeles County, about 25 miles east of downtown Los Angeles · Updated November 2026
Is La Verne, CA safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in La Verne is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so La Verne sits near the middle: 43% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 57% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within La Verne run from A to B-, so check the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 797 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
43% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than La Verne as a whole, and 57% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. La Verne scores 797.
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 Verne, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in La Verne, 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 Verne
Robbery stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 0.13 robberies a year per 1,000 residents; La Verne has 0.67.
Burglaries happen at stores and businesses far more often than nationally. In La Verne, 60% of reported burglaries happen at stores and businesses, against 28% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of La Verne
Every part of La Verne where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across La Verne run from A to B-; 34% of residents live in areas with less 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 Verne, the northeast side has the least crime and the southeast side the most.
Is crime going up in La Verne?
Reported crime in La Verne has risen since 2019: violent crime is up 21% and property crime up 19%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.6 to 1.9 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 20 to 23 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
La VerneUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves La Verne. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, La Verne
Violent, US
Property, La Verne
Property, US
2016
+18%
+4%
+32%
+15%
2017
+78%
+4%
+20%
+12%
2018
+69%
+0%
+17%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-12%
+4%
+4%
-8%
2021
-4%
+6%
+11%
-10%
2022
+16%
+5%
+12%
-6%
2023
+33%
+2%
+30%
-7%
2024
+21%
-4%
+19%
-15%
Crime rates and types in La Verne
CrimeGrade™ estimates La Verne has about 34 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 8% less than the US as a whole and close to 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.
Theft is the most common crime in La Verne, about 51% of everything reported, and it also accounts for 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 La Verne
La Verne has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 46% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (60%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (50%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (46%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Other places (25%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (67%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (42%)
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 La Verne compares with nearby cities
La Verne has the least crime of its 10 nearest cities.
Transit, night lighting and walkability in La Verne
Two things set La Verne apart: it has 6 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and 4.2% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery, and they run high here.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for La Verne: D+ (18 of 100).6 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 74% 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 73% 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. 72% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (22 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 65% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 72% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 68% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.35 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 61% 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 Verne
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs La Verne about $842 a year per household, 30% 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 $27 million a year, or $814 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.1 million
$34
Rape
$620,000
$19
Robbery
$690,000
$21
Assault
$2.2 million
$68
Burglary
$1.0 million
$32
Theft
$3.0 million
$90
Vehicle theft
$610,000
$18
Arson
$93,000
$3
Vandalism
$1.3 million
$39
Total
$11 million
$323
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 Verne 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 La Verne, CA average a SchoolGrade of A-: 49% of students test proficient, against 39% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in La Verne on SchoolGrade
