The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Mid City, Los Angeles, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$78.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mid City, Los Angeles, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,207 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mid City 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 Mid City, Los Angeles, CA Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Mid City's combined rate is higher than the norm. Mid City sits in the 27th percentile, ahead of 27% of neighborhoods and behind 73%. The grade covers only Mid City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Mid City is 51.50 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the northwest areas to 1 in 24 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Mid City, Los Angeles, CA report the most crime, about 1,258 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 37 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mid City, Los Angeles, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mid City for 2025 is $78,659,760, about $802 per resident and $2,207 per household. That equals 2.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Mid City Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Mid City, Los Angeles, CA:	$802
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 Mid City is $802 per year, which is $337 more than the national average and $311 more than Los Angeles's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Mid City:

In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $694 more than in Mid City.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $602 less than in Mid City

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Mid City	Cost per Mid City Resident
Murder	$17.6 million	$179
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.94 million	$30
Robbery	$4.89 million	$50
Assault	$20.0 million	$204
Kidnapping	$665,009	$7
Vehicle Theft	$12.3 million	$125
Burglary	$2.83 million	$29
Theft	$12.1 million	$123
Arson	$541,236	$6
Vandalism	$2.94 million	$30
Animal Cruelty	$13,100	$0
Drug Crimes	$1.60 million	$16
Identity Theft	$301,421	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$78,659,760	$802

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mid City, 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 Mid City totals $138,496,533 ($1,412 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $217,156,293 ($2,213 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 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 Mid City has 15, do the same, and of Mid City's 98,119 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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Mid City 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 Mid City residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.089
Robbery	1.584
Rape	0.4935
Murder	0.0955
Total Violent Crime	9.262 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	23.84
Vehicle Theft	8.068
Burglary	3.177
Arson	0.2284
Total Property Crime	35.31 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1118
Drug Crimes	2.200
Vandalism	4.198
Identity Theft	0.3969
Animal Cruelty	0.0180
Total "Other" Rate	6.925 (B)

Individual Mid City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Mid City is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Mid City.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	C-
West Adams, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	D+
Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-
Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-
Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	C-
Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D+	D+
Mid Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-
Mid City West, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-
Westlake, Los Angeles, CA	D	F	D-
Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Mid City is higher 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
West San Jose, San Jose, CA	A	A-	A-
Northeast, Mesa, AZ	A	A-	A-
East Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY	B	C-	C-
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY	A	B+	B+
Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY	B+	D+	D+
Buckhead, Atlanta, GA	C+	B+	B+
Bullard, Fresno, CA	C	C	C
Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	C
Camelback East, Phoenix, AZ	D+	C-	C-
Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Mid City is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mid City, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Mid City schools on SchoolGrade

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