The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Van Nuys, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$89.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Van Nuys, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,506 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys, 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 Van Nuys's combined rate is higher than the norm. Van Nuys sits in the 21st percentile, ahead of 21% of cities and behind 79%. The grade covers only Van Nuys's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Van Nuys is 37.05 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 31 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Van Nuys, CA report the most crime, about 854 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 16 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Van Nuys, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Van Nuys for 2025 is $89,622,481, about $541 per resident and $1,506 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Van Nuys Compared to Other Cities?

Van Nuys, CA:	$541
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Van Nuys is $541 per year, which is $76 more than the national average and $50 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Van Nuys:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $847 more than in Van Nuys.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $327 less than in Van Nuys

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Van Nuys	Cost per Van Nuys Resident
Murder	$16.2 million	$98
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4.89 million	$29
Robbery	$5.35 million	$32
Assault	$16.3 million	$99
Kidnapping	$1.12 million	$7
Vehicle Theft	$21.0 million	$127
Burglary	$4.08 million	$25
Theft	$13.1 million	$79
Arson	$760,742	$5
Vandalism	$3.61 million	$22
Animal Cruelty	$22,671	$0
Drug Crimes	$2.63 million	$16
Identity Theft	$469,641	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$89,622,481	$541

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Van Nuys, 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 Van Nuys totals $138,106,769 ($833 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $227,729,250 ($1,374 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 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 Van Nuys has 10, do the same, and of Van Nuys's 165,783 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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Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.434
Robbery	1.026
Rape	0.4865
Murder	0.0521
Total Violent Crime	4.998 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.27
Vehicle Theft	8.184
Burglary	2.716
Arson	0.1900
Total Property Crime	26.36 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1111
Drug Crimes	2.146
Vandalism	3.052
Identity Theft	0.3660
Animal Cruelty	0.0185
Total "Other" Rate	5.693 (B)

Individual Van Nuys Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Van Nuys is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Van Nuys.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Panorama City, CA	C-	C-	D
North Hills, CA	C	C	D+
Sherman Oaks, CA	D	D	D-
Encino, CA	D+	C-	D
North Hollywood, CA	D	D	D-
Reseda, CA	C	C-	D+
Valley Village, CA	D+	D	D-
Studio City, CA	D-	D	D-
Mission Hills, CA	C	C-	D+
Pacoima, CA	C	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Van Nuys 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
Willet, NY	A-	B+	B+
Wild Peach Village, TX	C+	C+	C+
Westfield, IL	C+	B	B
Winter Harbor, ME	B+	A+	A+
Winter Haven, FL	A-	B	B
Weston, FL	A+	A	A
Westerville, OH	C+	A	A
Winter Park, FL	B+	B	B
Willettsville, OH	B-	C	C
Westminster, CA	C+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys, CA average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Van Nuys schools on SchoolGrade

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