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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$142.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,987 per household.

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

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Southeast Los Angeles's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Southeast Los Angeles sits in the 48th percentile, ahead of 48% of neighborhoods and behind 52%. The grade covers only Southeast Los Angeles's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Southeast Los Angeles is 37.65 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 24 in the northeast areas to 1 in 30 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA report the most crime, about 1,325 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 417 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Southeast Los Angeles for 2025 is $142,485,282, about $721 per resident and $2,987 per household. That equals 3.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Southeast Los Angeles Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA:	$721
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 Southeast Los Angeles is $721 per year, which is $257 more than the national average and $231 more than Los Angeles's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Southeast Los Angeles:

In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $775 more than in Southeast Los Angeles.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $521 less than in Southeast Los Angeles

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Southeast Los Angeles	Cost per Southeast Los Angeles Resident
Murder	$49.3 million	$250
Rape/Sexual Assault	$5.51 million	$28
Robbery	$9.64 million	$49
Assault	$27.6 million	$140
Kidnapping	$1.36 million	$7
Vehicle Theft	$18.9 million	$96
Burglary	$4.86 million	$25
Theft	$15.6 million	$79
Arson	$662,251	$3
Vandalism	$5.13 million	$26
Animal Cruelty	$25,462	$0
Drug Crimes	$3.33 million	$17
Identity Theft	$477,837	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$142,485,282	$721

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Southeast Los Angeles, 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 Southeast Los Angeles totals $365,409,962 ($1,850 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $507,895,245 ($2,571 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 Southeast Los Angeles has 3, do the same, and of Southeast Los Angeles's 197,541 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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Southeast Los Angeles 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 Southeast Los Angeles residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.872
Robbery	1.552
Rape	0.4597
Murder	0.1329
Total Violent Crime	7.016 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.25
Vehicle Theft	6.183
Burglary	2.710
Arson	0.1388
Total Property Crime	24.28 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1137
Drug Crimes	2.277
Vandalism	3.635
Identity Theft	0.3125
Animal Cruelty	0.0174
Total "Other" Rate	6.355 (B)

Individual Southeast Los Angeles Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	C
Watts, Los Angeles, CA	B-	C-	B-
Nevin, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	C-
Central City, Los Angeles, CA	D	F	D-
Athens, West Athens, CA	C+	C-	C
Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	D+
Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA	C-	D	D+
Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-
Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
South Park, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Southeast Los Angeles 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
Astoria, Queens, NY	A-	B	B
South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	D
South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ	B-	C+	C+
North Last Vegas, North Las Vegas, NV	C+	C	C
North, Houston, TX	D+	D	D
Mid City, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D-	D-
Maryvale, Phoenix, AZ	B-	C	C
Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	B+
Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-
Jamaica, Queens, NY	A-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Southeast Los Angeles 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 Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Southeast Los Angeles schools on SchoolGrade

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