Los Angeles, California Crime Rate
3 years of data (2020–2023) · Population: 3,786,018
Key Insights
- →Los Angeles has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 820.0 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 379.5).
- →Violent crime dropped 1.7% from the previous year.
- →324 murders recorded in 2023 — a rate of 8.6 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: stable dangerous — based on 3 years of data.
- →Safer than 4% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.29 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
820.0
-1.7% YoY
Murder Rate
8.6
324 murders
Property Crime Rate
2846.7
107,777 total
vs National Avg
↑ 116%
National: 379.5
2023 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 31,047
Murder324
Rape1,945
Robbery8,711
Aggravated Assault20,067
Property Crime: 107,777
Burglary15,385
Larceny-Theft66,798
Motor Vehicle Theft25,594
Arson179
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,786,018 | 31,047 | 820.0 | 324 | 107,777 | 2846.7 |
| 2022 | 3,809,182 | 31,772 | 834.1 | 387 | 103,171 | 2708.5 |
| 2020 | 4,000,587 | 28,882 | 721.9 | 351 | 85,932 | 2148.0 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F
Safety Grade for Los Angeles
Based on violent crime rate of 820.0 per 100K (national avg: 379.5)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 4% of cities
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Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.