El Sereno, Los Angeles, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	A-

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$11.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for El Sereno, Los Angeles, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $703 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of El Sereno 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 C+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in El Sereno against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is about the same as the norm. El Sereno sits in the 52nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 52% of neighborhoods and behind 48%. The grade covers only El Sereno's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in El Sereno is 4.276 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 163 in the southeast areas to 1 in 346 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of El Sereno, Los Angeles, CA report the most violent crime, about 42 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 12 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in El Sereno, Los Angeles, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in El Sereno is projected at $11,181,290 for 2025, about $227 per resident and $703 per household. That equals 0.7% 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): 44.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

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

El Sereno, Los Angeles, CA:	$227
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $227 per resident each year in El Sereno, which is $32 less than the national average and $38 less than Los Angeles's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to El Sereno:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $597 more than in El Sereno.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $144 less than in El Sereno

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to El Sereno	Cost per El Sereno Resident
Murder	$4.31 million	$87
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.42 million	$29
Robbery	$1.43 million	$29
Assault	$4.01 million	$81
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$11,181,290	$227

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in El Sereno, 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 El Sereno totals $37,237,672 ($754 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $48,418,963 ($981 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in El Sereno, 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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El Sereno Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.831
Robbery	0.9220
Rape	0.4759
Murder	0.0465
Total Violent Crime	4.276 (C+)

Individual El Sereno Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in El Sereno is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to El Sereno.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, CA	C+	D+	C+
Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D-	D
Mount Washington, Los Angeles, CA	B	C+	B
Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA	B+	C+	B
Cypress Park, Los Angeles, CA	C+	D+	C
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	C-
Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA	B	B-	B-
Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Central City East, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
South Arroyo, Pasadena, CA	C-	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

El Sereno is lower 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
Middle Village, Queens, NY	A	A	A
University City, San Diego, CA	B+	B+	B+
Unionport, Bronx, NY	A-	B-	B-
The Heights, Jersey City, NJ	A-	A	A
Sycamore, Fort Worth, TX	C	C-	C-
Southwestern Denver, Denver, CO	D	D+	D+
Norwood Park, Chicago, IL	A	A	A
Northeast, Anaheim, CA	B+	C-	C-
Morningside Heights, Manhattan, NY	A-	B-	B-
Midtown-Memphis, Memphis, TN	F	F	F

Considering only the violent crime rate, El Sereno is safer than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

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