Los Angeles, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Los Angeles, CA Summary

Crime in Los Angeles research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Los Angeles over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Los Angeles:

  • There were 134,943 total crimes committed in Los Angeles the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,542.6 total crimes per 100K people in Los Angeles.
  • The overall crime rate in Los Angeles is 52.42% above the national average.
  • Los Angeles ranks #393 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Los Angeles ranks #8,637 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Los Angeles Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Los Angeles is 3,542.6 per 100,000 people. That's 52.42% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 37.26% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Los Angeles
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 134,943 3,542.6 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 387 10.2 5.6 6.3
Robbery 9,124 239.5 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20,178 529.7 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 31,772 834.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 15,013 394.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 62,665 1,645.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 25,493 669.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 103,171 2,708.5 2,138.9 1,954.4

Los Angeles Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Los Angeles

31,772
Violent Crimes
834.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
125.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 31,772 violent crimes in Los Angeles in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Los Angeles is 834.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 119.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Los Angeles each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 125.55% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 88.69% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Los Angeles

103,171
Property Crimes
2,708.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
38.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 103,171 property crimes in Los Angeles in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Los Angeles is 2,708.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Los Angeles each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 38.58% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.63% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Los Angeles

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Torrance, CA 140,499 4,081 2,904.6 2,639.9 264.8
Inglewood, CA 102,879 3,667 3,564.4 2,899.5 664.9
Santa Monica, CA 89,527 4,822 5,386.1 4,531.6 854.5
Redondo Beach, CA 68,332 1,843 2,697.1 2,284.4 412.7
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 40,403 459 1,136.1 1,007.4 128.7
West Hollywood, CA 34,185 2,581 7,550.1 6,602.3 947.8
Beverly Hills, CA 31,163 1,519 4,874.4 4,380.2 494.2
South Pasadena, CA 25,744 520 2,019.9 1,841.2 178.7
San Fernando, CA 23,501 510 2,170.1 1,774.4 395.7
El Segundo, CA 16,550 1,014 6,126.9 5,419.9 706.9

Los Angeles SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
4
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