Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$10.2 million

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

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,412 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Downtown Los Angeles 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 Downtown Los Angeles against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Downtown Los Angeles sits in the 1st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 1% of neighborhoods and behind 99%. The grade covers only Downtown Los Angeles's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Downtown Los Angeles is 27.00 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the north areas to 1 in 46 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA report the most violent crime, about 74 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

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

The tangible cost of violent crime in Downtown Los Angeles is projected at $10,162,388 for 2025, about $1,028 per resident and $1,412 per household. That equals 1.7% 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): 44.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

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

Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA:	$1028
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $1,028 per resident each year in Downtown Los Angeles, which is $770 more than the national average and $764 more than Los Angeles's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Downtown Los Angeles:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $204 less than in Downtown Los Angeles.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $946 less than in Downtown Los Angeles

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Downtown Los Angeles	Cost per Downtown Los Angeles Resident
Murder	$2.27 million	$230
Rape/Sexual Assault	$282,167	$29
Robbery	$1.32 million	$134
Assault	$6.29 million	$636
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$10,162,388	$1,028

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Downtown Los Angeles, 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 Downtown Los Angeles totals $18,769,210 ($1,899 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $28,931,598 ($2,927 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Downtown Los Angeles, 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 west 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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Downtown Los Angeles Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	22.16
Robbery	4.251
Rape	0.4708
Murder	0.1221
Total Violent Crime	27.00 (F)

Individual Downtown Los Angeles Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
South Park, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Central City East, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Westlake, Los Angeles, CA	D	F	D-
Central City, Los Angeles, CA	D	F	D-
Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Downtown Los Angeles 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
Naples-Marina Area, Long Beach, CA	B-	C+	C+
Boulevard Heights, St. Louis, MO	D+	C-	C-
Thomasville, Atlanta, GA	C-	D	D
Santa Clara Street, Hayward, CA	B+	C+	C+
Scarsdale, Arlington Heights, IL	A-	A	A
Prides Crossing, Aurora, CO	C	B+	B+
Ellerbee Woods, Shreveport, LA	B+	A-	A-
Downtown Redmond, Redmond, WA	D-	C+	C+
Downtown Pensacola, Pensacola, FL	C	D	D
Clarendon, Arlington, VA	C	B	B

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

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