Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$4.13 million

Cost of Crime™ for Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $492 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Playa del Ray 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 B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Playa del Ray against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Playa del Ray sits in the 54th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 54% of neighborhoods and behind 46%. The grade covers only Playa del Ray's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Playa del Ray is 4.078 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 140 in the northwest areas to 1 in 351 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, CA report the most violent crime, about 20 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Playa del Ray is projected at $4,127,072 for 2025, about $239 per resident and $492 per household. That equals 0.3% 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): 43.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Playa del Ray Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, CA:	$239
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $239 per resident each year in Playa del Ray, which is $20 less than the national average and $25 less than Playa Del Rey's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Playa del Ray:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $585 more than in Playa del Ray.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $156 less than in Playa del Ray

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Playa del Ray	Cost per Playa del Ray Resident
Murder	$1.80 million	$104
Rape/Sexual Assault	$530,593	$31
Robbery	$614,927	$36
Assault	$1.18 million	$69
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$4,127,072	$239

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, 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 Playa del Ray totals $15,104,983 ($874 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $19,232,055 ($1,113 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, 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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Playa del Ray Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.386
Robbery	1.131
Rape	0.5062
Murder	0.0553
Total Violent Crime	4.078 (B-)

Individual Playa del Ray Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Westchester, Los Angeles, CA	B	C+	B-
Playa Vista, Los Angeles, CA	C	C-	C-
Fox Hills, Culver City, CA	D	D-	D-
Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA	B-	C	C
Clarkdale, Culver City, CA	C-	C-	D+
Jefferson, Culver City, CA	C	C	D+
Palms, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	C-
Windsor Hills, View Park-Windsor Hills, CA	D+	D	D
Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA	C-	D	D+
Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Playa del Ray 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
Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, PA	C+	C-	C-
Broadmoor-Anderson Isle-Shreve Isle, Shreveport, LA	C-	C+	C+
Greystone, Birmingham, AL	B-	A-	A-
Sabre Springs, San Diego, CA	A-	A	A
Rita Ranch, Tucson, AZ	A+	A	A
Lake View, Paterson, NJ	A-	A-	A-
Koreatown, Palisades Park, NJ	B+	A-	A-
Hamilton Area, Baltimore, MD	C+	D+	D+
Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA	D-	D	D
Group 14621, Rochester, NY	C-	F	F

Considering only the violent crime rate, Playa del Ray is safer than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

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