Los Angeles, California Crime Rate
4 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 3,796,352
Key Insights
- →Los Angeles has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 728.5 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 11.2% from the previous year.
- →264 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 7.0 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 4 years of data.
- →Safer than 6% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.49 (above national average).
Violent Crime Rate
728.5
-11.2% YoY
Murder Rate
7.0
264 murders
Property Crime Rate
1483.9
56,335 total
vs National Avg
↑ 103%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 27,656
Murder264
Rape1,530
Robbery7,967
Aggravated Assault17,895
Property Crime: 56,335
Burglary14,152
Larceny-Theft32,326
Motor Vehicle Theft9,857
Arson407
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,796,352 | 27,656 | 728.5 | 264 | 56,335 | 1483.9 |
| 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 728.5 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 6% of cities
Crime Personality: Robbery Hotspot
Robberies make up an unusually large share of total crime in this city.
Explore all city crime DNA profiles →National Arrest Demographics
The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.
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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.