Pacific Palisades, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$6.93 million

Cost of Crime™ for Pacific Palisades, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $629 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Pacific Palisades 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 Pacific Palisades against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Pacific Palisades sits in the 31st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 31% of cities and behind 69%. The grade covers only Pacific Palisades's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Pacific Palisades is 3.910 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 196 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 337 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Pacific Palisades, CA report the most violent crime, about 22 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Pacific Palisades, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Pacific Palisades is projected at $6,928,428 for 2025, about $247 per resident and $629 per household. That equals 0.2% 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): 43.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Pacific Palisades Compared to Other Cities?

Pacific Palisades, CA:	$247
French Camp, CA:	$748
Plumas Lake, CA:	$105
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $247 per resident each year in Pacific Palisades, which is $11 less than the national average and $17 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Pacific Palisades:

In French Camp, CA, crime costs $748 per person, which is $501 more than in Pacific Palisades.
In Plumas Lake, CA, crime costs $105 per person, which is $142 less than in Pacific Palisades

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Pacific Palisades	Cost per Pacific Palisades Resident
Murder	$3.25 million	$116
Rape/Sexual Assault	$943,129	$34
Robbery	$953,496	$34
Assault	$1.78 million	$64
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$6,928,428	$247

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Pacific Palisades, 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 Pacific Palisades totals $27,041,199 ($964 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $33,969,626 ($1,211 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Pacific Palisades, 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 city 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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Pacific Palisades Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.213
Robbery	1.081
Rape	0.5547
Murder	0.0617
Total Violent Crime	3.910 (C-)

Individual Pacific Palisades Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Pacific Palisades is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Pacific Palisades.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Santa Monica, CA	D-	D-	F
Topanga, CA	B-	C	C
Venice, CA	D-	D-	D-
Marina Del Rey, CA	D-	D	D-
Beverly Hills, CA	F	F	F
Tarzana, CA	D+	C-	D-
Encino, CA	D+	C-	D
Culver City, CA	D-	D-	F
Playa Del Rey, CA	C-	C-	D
Sherman Oaks, CA	D	D	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Pacific Palisades is similar versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Powell, TN	D+	D-	D-
Murray, KY	C-	B+	B+
Naranjito, PR	F	F	F
Nazareth, PA	A+	A	A
Ottumwa, IA	D+	D	D
Owatonna, MN	B	B+	B+
Paris, TX	D	D-	D-
Patterson, CA	C	D	D
Peyton, CO	B-	B	B
Phillipsburg, NJ	B	A-	A-

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

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