Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$6.33 million

Cost of Crime™ for Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,176 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Chinatown with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Chinatown against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Chinatown sits in the 5th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 5% of neighborhoods and behind 95%. The grade covers only Chinatown's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Chinatown is 13.96 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 44 in the northwest areas to 1 in 80 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA report the most violent crime, about 59 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

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

The tangible cost of violent crime in Chinatown is projected at $6,331,499 for 2025, about $587 per resident and $1,176 per household. That equals 2.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 43.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Chinatown Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA:	$587
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $587 per resident each year in Chinatown, which is $328 more than the national average and $322 more than Los Angeles's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Chinatown:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $237 more than in Chinatown.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $504 less than in Chinatown

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Chinatown, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Chinatown	Cost per Chinatown Resident
Murder	$1.81 million	$167
Rape/Sexual Assault	$325,536	$30
Robbery	$639,131	$59
Assault	$3.56 million	$330
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$6,331,499	$587

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Chinatown totals $14,796,238 ($1,371 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $21,127,737 ($1,958 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Chinatown Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Chinatown residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	11.49
Robbery	1.883
Rape	0.4974
Murder	0.0890
Total Violent Crime	13.96 (F)

Individual Chinatown Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime 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
Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Central City East, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D-	D
Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D	D
Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, CA	C+	D+	C+
Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
South Park, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Chinatown is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills, CA	A+	A	A
Vista Creek, Perris, CA	A+	B+	B+
Devon-Walnut Beach, Milford, CT	B+	A+	A+
Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood, OR	C	B-	B-
Allandale, Austin, TX	B-	B	B
Interbay, Seattle, WA	D	C+	C+
Indian Hills-Stonewall Estates-Monticello, Lexington, KY	A-	A+	A+
Woodlawn Hayattsville, Hyattsville, MD	B	B-	B-
Five Oaks, Beaverton, OR	D+	B-	B-
Yorkmount, Charlotte, NC	D+	C-	C-

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

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