Westchester, Los Angeles, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$14.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Westchester, Los Angeles, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $592 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Westchester 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 Westchester against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Westchester sits in the 46th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 46% of neighborhoods and behind 54%. The grade covers only Westchester's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Westchester is 4.661 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 68 in the southeast areas to 1 in 324 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Westchester, Los Angeles, CA report the most violent crime, about 48 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

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

The tangible cost of violent crime in Westchester is projected at $14,202,366 for 2025, about $248 per resident and $592 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): 45.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.1%

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

Westchester, Los Angeles, CA:	$248
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $248 per resident each year in Westchester, which is $10 less than the national average and $16 less than Los Angeles's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Westchester:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $576 more than in Westchester.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $165 less than in Westchester

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Westchester	Cost per Westchester Resident
Murder	$5.46 million	$95
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.80 million	$31
Robbery	$2.37 million	$41
Assault	$4.57 million	$80
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$14,202,366	$248

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Westchester, 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 Westchester totals $47,371,468 ($827 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $61,573,834 ($1,074 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Westchester, 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 south 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. Major airports, of which Westchester has 1, 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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Westchester Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.776
Robbery	1.316
Rape	0.5184
Murder	0.0507
Total Violent Crime	4.661 (C+)

Individual Westchester Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Westchester 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
West Columbus Interim, Hilliard, OH	B+	A	A
Fordham, Bronx, NY	B-	C	C
Fresno-High, Fresno, CA	D+	D	D
Gramercy, Manhattan, NY	C+	C	C
Greenville, Jersey City, NJ	A-	A-	A-
Northwest, Anaheim, CA	B+	C	C
Oak Lawn, Dallas, TX	C-	B-	B-
The Heights, Jersey City, NJ	A-	A	A
University City, San Diego, CA	B+	B+	B+
University Heights, Bronx, NY	B+	C+	C+

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

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