The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Sherman Oaks, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$25.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sherman Oaks, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,112 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks, CA Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Sherman Oaks's combined rate is higher than the norm. Sherman Oaks sits in the 23rd percentile, ahead of 23% of cities and behind 77%. The grade covers only Sherman Oaks's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sherman Oaks is 36.14 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 21 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 37 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Sherman Oaks, CA report the most crime, about 296 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 113 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sherman Oaks, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sherman Oaks for 2025 is $25,192,765, about $505 per resident and $1,112 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sherman Oaks Compared to Other Cities?

Sherman Oaks, CA:	$505
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sherman Oaks is $505 per year, which is $41 more than the national average and $15 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sherman Oaks:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $882 more than in Sherman Oaks.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $292 less than in Sherman Oaks

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sherman Oaks	Cost per Sherman Oaks Resident
Murder	$3.43 million	$69
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.40 million	$28
Robbery	$1.61 million	$32
Assault	$4.48 million	$90
Kidnapping	$347,149	$7
Vehicle Theft	$6.78 million	$136
Burglary	$1.12 million	$23
Theft	$3.59 million	$72
Arson	$259,352	$5
Vandalism	$1.08 million	$22
Animal Cruelty	$11,196	$0
Drug Crimes	$950,479	$19
Identity Theft	$137,507	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$25,192,765	$505

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sherman Oaks, 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 Sherman Oaks totals $31,525,693 ($632 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $56,718,458 ($1,138 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 west 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 Sherman Oaks has 10, do the same, and of Sherman Oaks's 49,852 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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Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.128
Robbery	1.027
Rape	0.4621
Murder	0.0366
Total Violent Crime	4.654 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.90
Vehicle Theft	8.784
Burglary	2.483
Arson	0.2154
Total Property Crime	25.38 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1148
Drug Crimes	2.578
Vandalism	3.026
Identity Theft	0.3564
Animal Cruelty	0.0304
Total "Other" Rate	6.105 (B)

Individual Sherman Oaks Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Sherman Oaks is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Sherman Oaks.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Van Nuys, CA	D	D	D-
Studio City, CA	D-	D	D-
Valley Village, CA	D+	D	D-
Encino, CA	D+	C-	D
North Hollywood, CA	D	D	D-
Panorama City, CA	C-	C-	D
Beverly Hills, CA	F	F	F
North Hills, CA	C	C	D+
Tarzana, CA	D+	C-	D-
West Hollywood, CA	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sherman Oaks is higher 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
San Benito, TX	D	D	D
Hammond, LA	D+	D-	D-
Irondequoit, NY	D+	D	D
Jamaica Plain, MA	C-	D	D
La Mirada, CA	C+	D+	D+
Lakewood, OH	D	C	C
Lombard, IL	C	B+	B+
Parkway, CA	D-	F	F
Princeton, FL	A-	B-	B-
Azusa, CA	C+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks, CA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Sherman Oaks schools on SchoolGrade

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