Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Chinatown in green. The most dangerous areas in Chinatown are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA Safe from Theft?

The F grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Chinatown is in the 3rd percentile for safety, meaning 97% of neighborhoods are safer and 3% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Chinatown's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Chinatown is 47.80 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Chinatown generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Chinatown may be as high as 1 in 6 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 44 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the west parts of Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA: about 135 per year. The south part of Chinatown has fewer cases of theft with only 2 in a typical year.

How Chinatown's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Chinatown to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Chinatown is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Chinatown about $2,671,980 in 2025, or roughly $248 per resident. This is part of Chinatown's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Chinatown, including every crime type and how Chinatown compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Chinatown's crime maps on the Chinatown overall crime page.

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Individual Chinatown Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft in Chinatown is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Chinatown.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	F
Central City East, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	F
Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	F
Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	F
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	F
Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D-	D	D+
Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D	D	D
Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, CA	C+	D+	C+	B-
Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	F
South Park, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	F

Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Chinatown is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills, CA	A+	A	A	A+
Vista Creek, Perris, CA	A+	B+	B+	A+
Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford, CT	B+	A+	A+	B
Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood, OR	C	B-	B-	D+
Allandale, Austin, TX	B-	B	B	B
Interbay, Seattle, WA	D	C+	C+	D
Indian Hills-Stonewall Estates-Monticello, Lexington, KY	A-	A+	A+	A+
Woodlawn Hayattsville, Hyattsville, MD	B	B-	B-	A-
Five Oaks, Beaverton, OR	D+	B-	B-	D
Yorkmount, Charlotte, NC	D+	C-	C-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Chinatown schools on SchoolGrade

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