The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Venice, CA
Venice is a city of 37,800 in Los Angeles County, about 13 miles west of downtown Los Angeles · Updated November 2026
Is Venice, CA safe?
Crime in Venice is high, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of D. Most US neighborhoods have far less: 90% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Venice. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, B- against F. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Venice run from B+ to F, so check the map below.
D
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 208 of 1,000Less safe than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
10% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Venice as a whole, and 90% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Venice scores 208.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Venice, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Venice, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Venice
Thefts run high for a D-graded city. Venice has 58.4 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a D-graded US city, the figure is 17.2.
Burglaries and aggravated assaults both run high. In Venice, each runs at about triple the US rate: 8.1 burglaries and 7.4 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 and 2.6 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Venice
In Venice, 18% of residents live in areas graded A or B, 22% in areas graded C and 60% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Venice run from B+ to F; every part of Venice has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
18%22%60%
A or B 18%C 22%D or F 60%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Venice, the northeast side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Crime rates and types in Venice
CrimeGrade™ estimates Venice has about 108 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about triple the rate for the US as a whole and more than double the rate for California.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 54% of crime reported in Venice. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Venice compares with nearby cities
Venice has more crime than 8 of its 10 nearest cities. Pacific Palisades and Playa Del Rey have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Venice apart: it has 21.6 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and a Walk Grade of A- (73 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.21.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 97% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 72% of residents here live in walkable areas.A- (73 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 96% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 95% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.13.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 94% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.79% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Venice: C (34 of 100).20 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 91% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Venice on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Venice
Crime costs Venice about $1,834 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 52% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $101 million a year, or $2,665 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$2.8 million
$73
Rape
$1.3 million
$33
Robbery
$2.8 million
$74
Assault
$12 million
$307
Burglary
$2.8 million
$73
Theft
$11 million
$300
Vehicle theft
$4.0 million
$106
Arson
$180,000
$5
Vandalism
$2.8 million
$74
Total
$40 million
$1,045
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Venice means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Venice, CA average a SchoolGrade of A: 50% of students test proficient, against 42% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Venice on SchoolGrade
