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

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$20.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,181 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mar Vista 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 Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Mar Vista's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Mar Vista sits in the 55th percentile, ahead of 55% of neighborhoods and behind 45%. The grade covers only Mar Vista's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Mar Vista is 33.82 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the central areas to 1 in 34 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA report the most crime, about 232 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 86 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mar Vista for 2025 is $20,600,919, about $521 per resident and $1,181 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): 52.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Mar Vista Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA:	$521
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 Mar Vista is $521 per year, which is $57 more than the national average and $30 more than Los Angeles's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Mar Vista:

In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $975 more than in Mar Vista.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $321 less than in Mar Vista

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Mar Vista	Cost per Mar Vista Resident
Murder	$4.15 million	$105
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.27 million	$32
Robbery	$1.37 million	$35
Assault	$3.65 million	$92
Kidnapping	$277,385	$7
Vehicle Theft	$4.09 million	$103
Burglary	$1.41 million	$36
Theft	$2.58 million	$65
Arson	$262,267	$7
Vandalism	$643,539	$16
Animal Cruelty	$7,857	$0
Drug Crimes	$789,776	$20
Identity Theft	$96,068	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$20,600,919	$521

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mar Vista, 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 Mar Vista totals $35,328,370 ($894 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $55,929,289 ($1,415 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 Mar Vista has 4, do the same, and of Mar Vista's 39,533 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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Mar Vista 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 Mar Vista residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.215
Robbery	1.104
Rape	0.5312
Murder	0.0559
Total Violent Crime	4.906 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.59
Vehicle Theft	6.676
Burglary	3.936
Arson	0.2747
Total Property Crime	23.47 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1157
Drug Crimes	2.701
Vandalism	2.279
Identity Theft	0.3140
Animal Cruelty	0.0269
Total "Other" Rate	5.436 (B+)

Individual Mar Vista Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Clarkdale, Culver City, CA	C-	C-	D+
Playa Vista, Los Angeles, CA	C	C-	C-
Palms, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	C-
Jefferson, Culver City, CA	C	C	D+
Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	D+
West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	D+
Fox Hills, Culver City, CA	D	D-	D-
Century City, Los Angeles, CA	D-	D	F
Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, CA	B	B-	C+
Westchester, Los Angeles, CA	B	C+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Mar Vista 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
Wrigley, Long Beach, CA	C+	D	D
South Lawndale, Chicago, IL	B-	B-	B-
South Shore, Chicago, IL	D+	D	D
East Side, Long Beach, CA	C+	D	D
St Charles, Waldorf, MD	B	B-	B-
Sugar House, Salt Lake City, UT	F	C	C
Sycamore, Fort Worth, TX	C	C-	C-
Valley High-North Laguna, Sacramento, CA	A-	C+	C+
La Sierra, Riverside, CA	B-	B-	B-
Charleston Heights, Las Vegas, NV	C-	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Mar Vista is as safe as the California state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Mar Vista schools on SchoolGrade

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