Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Theft Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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Fact

A crime occurs every 1 hour 10 minutes (on average) in Southeast Los Angeles.

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Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Southeast Los Angeles in green. The most dangerous areas in Southeast Los Angeles 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 Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Safe?

The C+ grade means the rate of theft is about the same as the average US neighborhood. Southeast Los Angeles is in the 46th percentile for safety, meaning 54% of neighborhoods are safer and 46% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Southeast Los Angeles's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Southeast Los Angeles is 15.25 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Southeast Los Angeles generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Southeast Los Angeles may be as high as 1 in 52 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 85 in the east part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the theft map, however, because comparing rates for theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northeast parts of Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA: about 612 per year. The east part of Southeast Los Angeles has fewer cases of theft with only 165 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Theft Maps

When looking at the theft map for Southeast Los Angeles, remember that the rate of theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the northeast part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the theft rate map do not always indicate danger for Southeast Los Angeles residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Southeast Los Angeles has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Southeast Los Angeles has 3, have the same problem. Of Southeast Los Angeles’s 197,541 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Southeast Los Angeles Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All theft rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Southeast Los Angeles residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.872
Robbery	1.552
Rape	0.4597
Murder	0.1329
Total Violent Crime	7.016 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.25
Vehicle Theft	6.183
Burglary	2.710
Arson	0.1388
Total Property Crime	24.28 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1137
Drug Crimes	2.277
Vandalism	3.635
Identity Theft	0.3125
Animal Cruelty	0.0174
Total "Other" Rate	6.355 (B)

Individual Southeast Los Angeles Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	C	C
Watts, Los Angeles, CA	B-	C-	B-	B-
Nevin, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	C-	D+
Central City, Los Angeles, CA	D	F	D-	D-
Athens, West Athens, CA	C+	C-	C	C+
Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	D+	C-
Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA	C-	D	D+	D+
Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-	D-
Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	F
South Park, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Southeast Los Angeles is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. 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	Theft Crime Grade
Astoria, Queens, NY	A-	B	B	B
South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	D	C
South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ	B-	C+	C+	C+
North Last Vegas, North Las Vegas, NV	C+	C	C	B-
North, Houston, TX	D+	D	D	C-
Mid City, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D-	D-	D
Maryvale, Phoenix, AZ	B-	C	C	C
Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	B+	B+
Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-	D-
Jamaica, Queens, NY	A-	C+	C+	B

Considering only the theft rate, Southeast Los Angeles is as safe as 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 Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Southeast Los Angeles schools on SchoolGrade

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