Westlake, Los Angeles, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$59.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Westlake, Los Angeles, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,483 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Westlake 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 F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Westlake against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Westlake sits in the 7th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 7% of neighborhoods and behind 93%. The grade covers only Westlake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Westlake is 12.19 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 63 in the southeast areas to 1 in 97 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Westlake, Los Angeles, CA report the most violent crime, about 229 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 28 per year.

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

The tangible cost of violent crime in Westlake is projected at $59,724,848 for 2025, about $552 per resident and $1,483 per household. That equals 2.3% 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): 42.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

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

Westlake, Los Angeles, CA:	$552
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $552 per resident each year in Westlake, which is $293 more than the national average and $287 more than Los Angeles's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Westlake:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $272 more than in Westlake.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $469 less than in Westlake

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Westlake	Cost per Westlake Resident
Murder	$19.9 million	$184
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.19 million	$29
Robbery	$5.95 million	$55
Assault	$30.7 million	$283
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$59,724,848	$552

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Westlake, 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 Westlake totals $158,452,718 ($1,464 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $218,177,566 ($2,015 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Westlake, 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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Westlake Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	9.863
Robbery	1.746
Rape	0.4857
Murder	0.0979
Total Violent Crime	12.19 (F)

Individual Westlake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-
South Park, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-
Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA	F	F	F
Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA	D+	D	D
Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA	D	D	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Westlake 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
Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY	B+	D+	D+
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B+	B+
Brentwood, Washington, DC	D-	D-	D-
Brice-Tussing, Columbus, OH	B	A	A
Bridgeport, Chicago, IL	B-	B-	B-
Hawaii Kai, East Honolulu, HI	A+	A	A
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B	B
Brighton Park, Chicago, IL	C+	B+	B+
Southwest Mesa, Mesa, AZ	C-	D+	D+
Broadmoor-Sherwood, Baton Rouge, LA	C+	C	C

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

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