Los Angeles County, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$2.8 billion

Cost of Crime™ for Los Angeles County, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $846 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Los Angeles County 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 D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Los Angeles County against the average US county, where the rate is higher than the norm. Los Angeles County sits in the 22nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 22% of counties and behind 78%. The grade covers only Los Angeles County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Los Angeles County is 5.401 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 111 in the central areas to 1 in 256 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Los Angeles County, CA report the most violent crime, about 11,856 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 2,435 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Los Angeles County, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Los Angeles County is projected at $2,805,571,913 for 2025, about $279 per resident and $846 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 43.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Los Angeles County Compared to Other Counties?

Los Angeles County, CA:	$279
San Francisco County, CA:	$602
Placer County, CA:	$153
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $279 per resident each year in Los Angeles County, which is $21 more than the national average and $15 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Los Angeles County:

In San Francisco County, CA, crime costs $602 per person, which is $323 more than in Los Angeles County.
In Placer County, CA, crime costs $153 per person, which is $126 less than in Los Angeles County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Los Angeles County	Cost per Los Angeles County Resident
Murder	$1.1 billion	$107
Rape/Sexual Assault	$298.4 million	$30
Robbery	$368.1 million	$37
Assault	$1.1 billion	$106
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,805,571,913	$279

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Los Angeles County, 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 Los Angeles County totals $9,024,312,350 ($898 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,829,884,263 ($1,177 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Los Angeles County, 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 county 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. Major airports, of which Los Angeles County has 3, are the extreme case. 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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Los Angeles County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.691
Robbery	1.164
Rape	0.4894
Murder	0.0568
Total Violent Crime	5.401 (D)

Individual Los Angeles County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Los Angeles County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Los Angeles County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Orange County, CA	B-	C	C-
Ventura County, CA	B-	C	C-
San Bernardino County, CA	C	C-	D+
Riverside County, CA	B-	C	C-
La Paz County, AZ	D-	F	F
Gila County, AZ	B-	C-	C
Catron County, NM	D-	F	D
Socorro County, NM	F	F	D-
De Baca County, NM	F	F	F
Roosevelt County, NM	C	C-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Los Angeles County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
San Diego County, CA	C	C-	C-
Orange County, CA	B-	C	C
Maricopa County, AZ	B-	C+	C+
Harris County, TX	D	D	D
Cook County, IL	C	C+	C+
Miami-Dade County, FL	A-	B	B
Middlesex County, MA	A	B+	B+
Riverside County, CA	B-	C	C
Tarrant County, TX	C-	C	C
San Bernardino County, CA	C	C-	C-

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

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