West Hollywood, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Hollywood, CA Summary

Crime in West Hollywood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in West Hollywood 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 West Hollywood:

  • There were 2,581 total crimes committed in West Hollywood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,550.1 total crimes per 100K people in West Hollywood.
  • The overall crime rate in West Hollywood is 224.85% above the national average.
  • West Hollywood ranks #452 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • West Hollywood ranks #9,750 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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West Hollywood Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Hollywood is 7,550.1 per 100,000 people. That's 224.85% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 192.53% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Hollywood
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,581 7,550.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 124 362.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 180 526.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 324 947.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 322 941.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,757 5,139.7 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 178 520.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,257 6,602.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

West Hollywood 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 West Hollywood

324
Violent Crimes
947.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
156.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 324 violent crimes in West Hollywood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Hollywood is 947.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 105.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Hollywood each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 156.30% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 114.41% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Hollywood

2,257
Property Crimes
6,602.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
237.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,257 property crimes in West Hollywood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Hollywood is 6,602.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 15.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Hollywood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 237.82% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 208.67% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Hollywood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Los Angeles, CA 3,809,182 134,943 3,542.6 2,708.5 834.1
Glendale, CA 188,599 3,727 1,976.2 1,826.1 150.1
Torrance, CA 140,499 4,081 2,904.6 2,639.9 264.8
Burbank, CA 103,516 3,140 3,033.3 2,723.3 310.1
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
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

West Hollywood SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
10
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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