The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Old Town, Torrance, 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?

$8.17 million

Cost of Crime™ for Old Town, Torrance, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,515 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Old Town 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 Old Town, Torrance, 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 Old Town's combined rate is higher than the norm. Old Town sits in the 28th percentile, ahead of 28% of neighborhoods and behind 72%. The grade covers only Old Town's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Old Town is 50.26 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 8 in the northeast areas to 1 in 38 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Old Town, Torrance, CA report the most crime, about 103 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 32 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Old Town, Torrance, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Old Town for 2025 is $8,171,342, about $613 per resident and $1,515 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Old Town Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Old Town, Torrance, CA:	$613
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 Old Town is $613 per year, which is $149 more than the national average and $123 more than Torrance's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Old Town:

In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $882 more than in Old Town.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $413 less than in Old Town

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Old Town	Cost per Old Town Resident
Murder	$578,772	$43
Rape/Sexual Assault	$440,857	$33
Robbery	$635,556	$48
Assault	$1.61 million	$121
Kidnapping	$88,565	$7
Vehicle Theft	$1.91 million	$144
Burglary	$590,996	$44
Theft	$1.57 million	$118
Arson	$100,151	$8
Vandalism	$313,498	$24
Animal Cruelty	$2,768	$0
Drug Crimes	$275,740	$21
Identity Theft	$45,937	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$8,171,342	$613

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Old Town, Torrance, 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 Old Town totals $6,749,869 ($507 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $14,921,211 ($1,120 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 east 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 Old Town has 4, do the same, and of Old Town's 13,322 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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Old Town 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 Old Town residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.211
Robbery	1.517
Rape	0.5458
Murder	0.0231
Total Violent Crime	6.297 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	22.81
Vehicle Theft	9.274
Burglary	4.891
Arson	0.3113
Total Property Crime	37.29 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1096
Drug Crimes	2.798
Vandalism	3.294
Identity Theft	0.4455
Animal Cruelty	0.0281
Total "Other" Rate	6.675 (B)

Individual Old Town Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South East Torrance, Torrance, CA	B+	B	B-
West Torrance, Torrance, CA	C+	C	C-
Harbor Gateway, Torrance, CA	B-	C	C+
Walteria, Torrance, CA	C	C	C-
North Torrance, Torrance, CA	B-	C+	C+
Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, CA	C+	C+	C-
Alondra Park, Lawndale, CA	B-	C-	C+
Palos Verdes Peninsula, Torrance, CA	B	B	C+
West Rancho Domingues, Compton, CA	D+	D+	D
Rancho Dominguez, Compton, CA	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Old Town is similar 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
Riverside, Austin, TX	D	D	D
Martha Lake, Lynnwood, WA	C	A	A
Martin Luther, Chicago, IL	B+	B+	B+
Martin Luther King, Austin, TX	C-	D	D
Meadow Point, Wesley Chapel, FL	A+	A+	A+
Midtown, Houston, TX	F	D	D
Pleasant Grove West, Chesapeake, VA	A+	A+	A+
Poplar Grove, Salt Lake City, UT	F	D-	D-
Rancho Rinconada, Cupertino, CA	A-	A	A
Ridgeland, Oak Park, IL	B+	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Old Town 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 Old Town, Torrance, CA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Old Town schools on SchoolGrade

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