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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$29.1 million

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

In 2025, crime will cost $1,554 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West 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 West 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 West Los Angeles's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. West Los Angeles sits in the 40th percentile, ahead of 40% of neighborhoods and behind 60%. The grade covers only West Los Angeles's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in West Los Angeles is 41.95 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the southwest areas to 1 in 34 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA report the most crime, about 371 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 119 per year.

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

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in West Los Angeles for 2025 is $29,104,661, about $633 per resident and $1,554 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

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

West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA:	$633
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 Los Angeles is $633 per year, which is $169 more than the national average and $143 more than Los Angeles's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to West Los Angeles:

In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $863 more than in West Los Angeles.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $433 less than in West Los Angeles

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to West Los Angeles	Cost per West Los Angeles Resident
Murder	$6.10 million	$133
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.46 million	$32
Robbery	$1.98 million	$43
Assault	$6.26 million	$136
Kidnapping	$308,996	$7
Vehicle Theft	$4.34 million	$94
Burglary	$2.12 million	$46
Theft	$4.22 million	$92
Arson	$328,059	$7
Vandalism	$953,140	$21
Animal Cruelty	$9,766	$0
Drug Crimes	$883,201	$19
Identity Theft	$144,804	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$29,104,661	$633

The Intangible Cost of Crime in West 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 West Los Angeles totals $50,127,156 ($1,091 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $79,231,817 ($1,724 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 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 Los Angeles has 20, do the same, and of West Los Angeles's 45,960 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 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 West Los Angeles residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.744
Robbery	1.369
Rape	0.5254
Murder	0.0706
Total Violent Crime	6.709 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	17.72
Vehicle Theft	6.100
Burglary	5.077
Arson	0.2956
Total Property Crime	29.19 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1109
Drug Crimes	2.598
Vandalism	2.903
Identity Theft	0.4071
Animal Cruelty	0.0287
Total "Other" Rate	6.047 (B)

Individual West Los Angeles Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Century City, Los Angeles, CA	D-	D	F
Palms, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	C-
Clarkdale, Culver City, CA	C-	C-	D+
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA	C+	C+	C
Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D+	D+
Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	D+
Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA	B-	C	C
Jefferson, Culver City, CA	C	C	D+
West Adams, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	D+
Mid City West, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West 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
Lone Mountain, Las Vegas, NV	B+	B+	B+
Southwest Ada, Boise, ID	A+	A+	A+
Southside, Lansing, MI	C	D	D
Southeast Boise, Boise, ID	A	A	A
South Reno, Reno, NV	B	B+	B+
South Lawndale, Chicago, IL	B-	B-	B-
Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA	D	D	D
Near Northwest, Houston, TX	C-	D	D
Mission, San Francisco, CA	D-	F	F
Mid City West, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, West 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 West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of B, with 48% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See West Los Angeles schools on SchoolGrade

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