Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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A crime occurs every 5 hours 16 minutes (on average) in Echo Park.

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

The D- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Echo Park is in the 12th percentile for safety, meaning 88% of neighborhoods are safer and 12% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Echo Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of vehicle theft in Echo Park is 7.733 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Echo Park generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Echo Park may be as high as 1 in 122 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 138 in the southeast part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the vehicle theft map, however, because comparing rates for vehicle theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the west parts of Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA: about 46 per year. The east part of Echo Park has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 7 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Maps

When looking at the vehicle theft map for Echo Park, remember that the rate of vehicle 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 west part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the vehicle theft rate map do not always indicate danger for Echo Park residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Echo Park 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 Echo Park has 6, have the same problem. Of Echo Park’s 31,599 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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Echo Park Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.855
Robbery	1.216
Rape	0.4917
Murder	0.0903
Total Violent Crime	7.653 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	26.14
Vehicle Theft	7.733
Burglary	4.253
Arson	0.2511
Total Property Crime	38.38 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1119
Drug Crimes	2.075
Vandalism	3.987
Identity Theft	0.4148
Animal Cruelty	0.0156
Total "Other" Rate	6.604 (B)

Individual Echo Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of vehicle theft in Echo Park is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Echo Park.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA	D	D	D-	D-
Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	D-
Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-	D-
Cypress Park, Los Angeles, CA	C+	D+	C	D-
Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	D
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	D
Westlake, Los Angeles, CA	D	F	D-	D
Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D-	D	D-
Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F	D
Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, CA	C+	D+	C+	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Echo Park is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for vehicle 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	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Bayview, San Francisco, CA	D+	D	D	D-
Active Bethel, Eugene, OR	D+	B	B	D-
Millard, Omaha, NE	A	A	A	C-
East Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV	C-	C	C	D
The Colony, Anaheim, CA	B+	C-	C-	C
Far South, Fort Worth, TX	A-	B+	B+	B
Southwest, Reno, NV	D-	D+	D+	C
Mount Airy, Philadelphia, PA	A-	B+	B+	B-
Westwood, Cincinnati, OH	C-	C	C	C
Riverdale, Bronx, NY	A-	A-	A-	A-

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Echo Park 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 Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Echo Park schools on SchoolGrade

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