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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$8.97 million

Cost of Crime™ for West Adams, Los Angeles, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,973 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Adams 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 West Adams, 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 West Adams's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. West Adams sits in the 31st percentile, ahead of 31% of neighborhoods and behind 69%. The grade covers only West Adams's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in West Adams is 47.87 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 14 in the east areas to 1 in 25 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of West Adams, Los Angeles, CA report the most crime, about 116 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 25 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Adams, Los Angeles, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in West Adams for 2025 is $8,968,622, about $756 per resident and $1,973 per household. That equals 1.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in West Adams Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

West Adams, Los Angeles, CA:	$756
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 West Adams is $756 per year, which is $292 more than the national average and $265 more than Los Angeles's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to West Adams:

In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $740 more than in West Adams.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $556 less than in West Adams

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to West Adams	Cost per West Adams Resident
Murder	$1.98 million	$167
Rape/Sexual Assault	$372,648	$31
Robbery	$667,595	$56
Assault	$1.92 million	$162
Kidnapping	$83,380	$7
Vehicle Theft	$1.60 million	$135
Burglary	$520,120	$44
Theft	$1.17 million	$98
Arson	$63,361	$5
Vandalism	$350,275	$30
Animal Cruelty	$2,123	$0
Drug Crimes	$206,010	$17
Identity Theft	$41,237	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$8,968,622	$756

The Intangible Cost of Crime in West Adams, 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 West Adams totals $15,761,303 ($1,329 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $24,729,925 ($2,085 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 West Adams has 2, do the same, and of West Adams's 11,862 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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West Adams 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 West Adams residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.625
Robbery	1.789
Rape	0.5181
Murder	0.0887
Total Violent Crime	8.021 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.02
Vehicle Theft	8.707
Burglary	4.834
Arson	0.2212
Total Property Crime	32.78 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1159
Drug Crimes	2.348
Vandalism	4.133
Identity Theft	0.4491
Animal Cruelty	0.0242
Total "Other" Rate	7.071 (B)

Individual West Adams Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	C-
Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D+	D+
Mid City, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D-	D
Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	C-
Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-
Jefferson, Culver City, CA	C	C	D+
Windsor Hills, View Park-Windsor Hills, CA	D+	D	D
Palms, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	C-
Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	D+
Fox Hills, Culver City, CA	D	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Adams 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
Southgate, Portland, OR	F	C-	C-
North Los Altos, Los Altos, CA	C	B	B
Oakdale, Atlanta, GA	C-	B	B
Palm Heights, San Antonio, TX	D	D+	D+
Pinehurst, Everett, WA	D	C+	C+
Reservoir Hill-Bolton Hill, Baltimore, MD	C-	F	F
Roosevelt Island, Manhattan, NY	A+	A-	A-
Schiller Park, Buffalo, NY	B-	D-	D-
Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood, OR	C	B-	B-
Silver Spring, Milwaukee, WI	D+	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, West Adams 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 West Adams, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See West Adams schools on SchoolGrade

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