Los Angeles asks a buyer to weigh two different risks. Violent crime at 728 per 100k sits 91% above the national 381, and the city ranks in the 6th percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades — a D. Yet property crime, at 1,484 per 100k, runs 24% below the national 1,954, and the violent rate fell 11.2% in 2024, which SafeNest classifies as improving. Schools split the same way: 5.3/10 across 567 rated schools, with high schools at 6.6/10 and middle schools at 4.4/10, so a family's experience depends heavily on which level and which school. Every one of these figures is a city-wide average across a city where the safest and least safe neighborhoods differ dramatically. The 41 California flood declarations since 1954 are state-level records, not a determination about any parcel. The block decides.
Crime in Los Angeles vs. the national average
Los Angeles reports 728 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 91% above the U.S. average of 381, and 1,484 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (24% below). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 11.2% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.
| Los Angeles | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 728 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 1484 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Los Angeles can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for California — the state SafeNest uses for Los Angeles's flood context — list 41 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1954 and 2024, most recently "Severe Storm And Flooding". California has also seen 6 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Los Angeles address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Los Angeles
Public schools in Los Angeles average 5.3/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 567 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 6.6/10 on average, while middle schools average 4.4/10. The highest-scoring is Math and Science College Preparatory at 9.9/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Los Angeles: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Los Angeles address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
Check a specific Los Angeles address
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Common questions about safety in Los Angeles
Is Los Angeles, CA safe?
Los Angeles records 728 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 91% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: D, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Los Angeles?
Los Angeles reports approximately 728 violent crimes and 1484 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Los Angeles have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Los Angeles, federal records show 41 FEMA flood disaster declarations for California, most recently in 2024; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in California.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).