Crime rate in Los Angeles, California (CA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map
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| Murders (per 100,000) | 654 (17.1) | 515 (13.4) | 518 (13.4) | 489 (12.6) | 480 (12.4) | 395 (10.2) | 384 (10.0) | 312 (8.1) | 293 (7.6) | 297 (7.7) | 299 (7.8) | 251 (6.5) | 260 (6.7) |
| Rapes (per 100,000) | 1,415 (36.9) | 1,226 (31.9) | 1,131 (29.3) | 1,105 (28.5) | 1,059 (27.3) | 1,004 (25.9) | 949 (24.6) | 903 (23.5) | 923 (24.0) | 828 (21.6) | 936 (24.3) | 764 (19.7) | 1,126 (28.8) |
| Robberies (per 100,000) | 17,197 (448.9) | 16,577 (431.8) | 14,181 (367.0) | 13,797 (356.4) | 14,353 (370.0) | 13,481 (348.3) | 13,422 (348.5) | 12,217 (317.4) | 10,924 (284.4) | 10,077 (262.6) | 8,983 (233.0) | 7,885 (203.3) | 7,949 (203.5) |
| Assaults (per 100,000) | 32,429 (846.6) | 30,506 (794.7) | 26,956 (697.6) | 16,376 (423.0) | 14,634 (377.2) | 12,926 (334.0) | 11,798 (306.4) | 10,638 (276.4) | 9,344 (243.2) | 8,843 (230.5) | 8,329 (216.1) | 7,624 (196.6) | 9,836 (251.8) |
| Burglaries (per 100,000) | 25,374 (662.4) | 25,115 (654.2) | 23,182 (599.9) | 22,592 (583.6) | 20,359 (524.8) | 19,629 (507.1) | 19,726 (512.2) | 18,435 (479.0) | 17,410 (453.2) | 17,264 (449.9) | 16,388 (425.1) | 15,728 (405.5) | 15,070 (385.7) |
| Thefts (per 100,000) | 79,813 (2,083.6) | 77,111 (2,008.7) | 72,045 (1,864.5) | 65,972 (1,704.2) | 59,711 (1,539.2) | 58,304 (1,506.4) | 58,472 (1,518.4) | 57,414 (1,491.7) | 55,248 (1,438.1) | 53,469 (1,393.4) | 56,006 (1,452.8) | 55,734 (1,436.9) | 54,281 (1,389.4) |
| Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 34,110 (890.5) | 33,555 (874.1) | 29,973 (775.7) | 28,721 (741.9) | 25,389 (654.4) | 23,524 (607.8) | 22,623 (587.5) | 18,391 (477.8) | 17,046 (443.7) | 15,597 (406.5) | 15,084 (391.3) | 14,382 (370.8) | 13,788 (352.9) |
| Arson (per 100,000) | 2,091 (54.6) | 2,072 (54.0) | 1,926 (49.8) | 2,229 (57.6) | 2,356 (60.7) | 2,207 (57.0) | 1,967 (51.1) | 1,561 (40.6) | 1,341 (34.9) | 1,376 (35.9) | 1,262 (32.7) | 1,430 (36.9) | 1,137 (29.1) |
| City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 287.5) | 584.6 | 552.0 | 491.9 | 419.5 | 394.4 | 366.8 | 358.9 | 325.8 | 301.4 | 285.1 | 274.7 | 251.4 | 265.8 |
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
See how dangerous Los Angeles, CA is compared to nearest cities:
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| Los Angeles: | 265.8 |
| West Hollywood: | 370.7 |
| Beverly Hills: | 202.5 |
| Culver City: | 300.0 |
| Santa Monica: | 259.5 |
| Inglewood: | 380.9 |
| Burbank: | 145.3 |
| Hawthorne: | 394.2 |
| Huntington Park: | 390.4 |
Violent crime rate in 2014
| Los Angeles: | 277.3 |
| U.S. Average: | 202.6 |
Violent crime rate in 2013
| Los Angeles: | 239.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 204.3 |
Violent crime rate in 2012
| Los Angeles: | 271.7 |
| U.S. Average: | 214.5 |
Violent crime rate in 2011
| Los Angeles: | 291.5 |
| U.S. Average: | 214.1 |
Violent crime rate in 2010
| Los Angeles: | 311.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 223.2 |
Violent crime rate in 2009
| Los Angeles: | 346.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 238.0 |
Violent crime rate in 2008
| Los Angeles: | 382.5 |
| U.S. Average: | 252.4 |
Violent crime rate in 2007
| Los Angeles: | 398.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 259.7 |
Violent crime rate in 2006
| Los Angeles: | 437.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 264.1 |
Violent crime rate in 2005
| Los Angeles: | 456.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 258.9 |
Violent crime rate in 2004
| Los Angeles: | 604.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 256.0 |
Violent crime rate in 2003
| Los Angeles: | 690.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 262.6 |
Violent crime rate in 2002
| Los Angeles: | 739.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 272.2 |
Property crime rate in 2014
| Los Angeles: | 205.2 |
| U.S. Average: | 232.8 |
Property crime rate in 2013
| Los Angeles: | 214.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 250.4 |
Property crime rate in 2012
| Los Angeles: | 222.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 267.3 |
Property crime rate in 2011
| Los Angeles: | 226.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 273.5 |
Property crime rate in 2010
| Los Angeles: | 235.5 |
| U.S. Average: | 276.4 |
Property crime rate in 2009
| Los Angeles: | 248.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 285.6 |
Property crime rate in 2008
| Los Angeles: | 274.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 302.2 |
Property crime rate in 2007
| Los Angeles: | 275.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 309.2 |
Property crime rate in 2006
| Los Angeles: | 287.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 317.3 |
Property crime rate in 2005
| Los Angeles: | 322.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 322.3 |
Property crime rate in 2004
| Los Angeles: | 338.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 327.4 |
Property crime rate in 2003
| Los Angeles: | 372.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 334.1 |
Property crime rate in 2002
| Los Angeles: | 380.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 336.9 |
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.54 |
| California average: | 2.32 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2013, including police officers: 12,616 (9,843 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.54 |
| California average: | 2.34 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 12,956 (9,992 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.59 |
| California average: | 2.36 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 12,724 (9,860 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.57 |
| California average: | 2.40 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 12,754 (9,858 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.57 |
| California average: | 2.46 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 13,195 (9,980 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.59 |
| California average: | 2.52 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 13,008 (9,743 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.53 |
| California average: | 2.56 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 12,869 (9,538 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.46 |
| California average: | 2.48 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 12,685 (9,393 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.47 |
| California average: | 2.38 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 12,420 (9,355 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.46 |
| California average: | 2.34 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 12,087 (9,070 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.38 |
| California average: | 2.36 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 12,394 (9,265 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.45 |
| California average: | 2.42 |
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