What are the safest neighborhoods in Los Angeles?

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Here's some food for thought. According to the LA Times Neighborhood Mapping Project the safest neighborhoods in LA with violent crime rates of virtually 0 are: Acton, Bel-Air, Hidden Hills, West San Dimas. (There are a few others but I think they are not actually populared areas, like the Santa Monica Mountains).

They also had Century City just above that, which surprised me. Not because Century City has so much crime but because it doesn't seem like one of the safest places in LA.

Here is the link for those that want to check it out for themselves: http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/violent-crime/neighborhood/list/
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littlegenius
littlegenius She is right.
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sallym13 2yrs+
Stay away from my neighborhood and stick to the westside BRENTWOOD BEV HILLS WESTWOOD and the nice valley. Do not come to South LA east LA midcity or parts of the valley we don't want you there
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theleg95
theleg95 You are exactly what we do not need in this city, county, state, and country. You are a hinderer of peace and unity. This gentrification war is literally one of the most embarrassing things to come out of the city recently. We are the most diverse city in the world in terms of all of the nationalities represented in the Metropolitan area; who are you to tell people to stay out of different area's. Do you want peace or do you want riots. Do you want to progress or to REGRESS? Did you even know that the 41 original pobladores that founded the City of LA were of all different types of nationalities (Latino's, Europeans, African's, and Asians) ...yet they coexisted in the same vicinity. You are so unbelievably IGNORANT and it's sad that angeleno's like you exist. It's not YOUR neighborhood, you are just temporarily occupying it and feel entitled to keeping it the way it is because you're scared of change/ as well as racist(Don't even pretend white's are the only people that are racist, this anti-gentrification movement proves that). Jesus said love thy neighbor... I'm glad you took that to heart, you miserable wretch.
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austinv1
austinv1 Buddy I know this is late but...
Are you gonna tell me right now that Compton is safe at night? Youd leave your doors unlocked, walk over to a 7-11 at midnight to get a snack? The reason it was peaceful when it was founded was because everyone knew each other, as people usually dont want to steal and hurt their friends.
Not sure how you Just instantly know this person is racist though...
Let me ask you this.
If I stated that in the City of Chicago for example has a certain correlation in its trend of violent crime, with the amount of crime coincidentally rising exponentially in mostly African-American neighborhoods compared to all other races, does it make me a racist? Does it make me racist if I compare the cities of Irvine and Santa Ana? Although they are both in Orange County, they are very closeby. Santa Ana is mostly Hispanic people, and Irvine is mostly White and Asian. For some odd reason, crime is a lot higher in Santa Ana compared to Irvine. Could it be that gangs (which you mostly see with hispanic people and African American people) make up all of the violent crimes? Perhaps its their CULTURE, not their RACE, that truly makes up the person. If youd like to have a discussion or counter argue me, just message me:
[email protected]
Id be happy to debate
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WandaP 2yrs+
I am planning to visit L.A. for the first time in June. I plan to stay at the Beverly Hilton (Beverly Hills) and take in the usual tourist attractions nearby such as the walk of fame and visiting celebrity cemeteries, will I be safe in this area? Rodeo Drive? Wilshire?
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JasonChan
JasonChan yeah as long you see daylight.
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cizbicki PRO 2yrs+
Safety is a relative term. The obvious answers are always the most expensive neighborhoods. Los Angeles today is a safe city. I always advise buyers to sit in their car on a friday or saturday night in front of a prospective house. You'll know rather quickly if you can live there. On the other hand, if you're buying a 15 million dollar home in Brentwood, you're safe !
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JenMac 2yrs+
The valley is relatively safe because it's mostly families. Within that, I would say, Burbank, Toluca Lake and Sherman Oaks. Also, Santa Monica north of Wilshire is quite safe. But, it's a big city so crime is pretty much everywhere.
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wms 2yrs+
Here is how I find if an area is "safe". Cities are divided into police precincts. Google is your friend here. Lay out LA and the valley and Orange county into precincts. Next lay out cities having their own departments. You will find areas not in any police jurisdiction. These are county sheriff's jurisdiction. After these are laid out find ciolent crime hotspots for shootings, assaults, robbery, burglary, and other property crimes. You will notice some areas with fewer violent crimes with less gang activity. Choose out of these areas according to your needs, personality, etc.
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BongP 2yrs+
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Lauren Perreault PRO 2yrs+
I really think the South Bay wins on this hands down -- whatever map of crime you look at, the South Bay is WAY down from other areas, and our crimes tend to be petty things like someone stealing a laptop from an unlocked car or else more sophisticated things like identity theft, which would be common in a higher priced area like ours. Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, many parts of Torrance, and all of the Palos Verdes peninsula (Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills Estates) are all terrific places to live where people feel safe leaving doors unlocked (though this is never a good idea!) We used to have virtually NO crime here, but the bad economy has brought a very slight increase. You can see more info on my website at http://www.fabuloussouthbay.com/crime-and-safety-in-the-south-bay/.
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Arthur Ambarachyan PRO 2yrs+
My opinion of the safest areas are Glendale and Burbank. The police are all over Burbank.
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Andy McGuire 2yrs+
Manhattan Beach is known for being the safest of the beach cities. The Manhattan Beach Village is a gated community within Manhattan Beach that offers condos, townhouses, and single family estate homes. There is great security here along with pools, tennis courts, and a golf course nearby.
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Bw 2yrs+
newhall, canyon country, Saugus, Stevenson ranch, castaic, Valencia. Pretty much anywhere in the Santa Clarita valley is safe.
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theleg95 2yrs+
San Marino, La Canada, Bel Air, Pacific Palisades, Palos Verdes, Manhattan Beach, Beverly Hills, and Hidden Hills.
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Maureen Megowan PRO 2yrs+
The Palos Verdes Peninsula is one of the safest areas in the country. Its somewhat remote location makes it an undesirable area for unwelcome visitors .
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Palos Verdes is one of the safest neighborhoods in L.A. Due to it's seculsion.
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melly2 2yrs+
Palisades Highlands in Pacific Palisades. This place is so remote, only their residents go there. It's super expensive. Tha Palos Verdes Peninsula is very safe.
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Kathy Tyndall PRO 2yrs+
The Palos Verdes Peninsula is one of the safest places in Los Angeles County. The crimes are published weekly in the Peninsula News on Thursdays. It's usually crimes of property such as car break ins or vandalism. Many law enforcement officers live here because the crime is so low. They don't like to take their jobs home with them! The cities located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula are Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes.
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mikey_s 2yrs+
Yeah, Burbank, Toluca Lake, Sherman Oaks -- these are safe. The valley as a whole, is not "safe," and while it's not bad, there are lots of Latino gangs throughout most of it. Glendale is right next to Burbank, and it's just as safe, if you do well enough keeping out of the way of the idiot drivers who seem to live there. Santa Monica is also amazingly safe south of Wilshire, all the way to Venice. Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Westwood, and Beverly Hills are so insular and exclusive, you wouldn't believe you can drive twenty minutes to see bullet holes in street signs.

There's a lot of places that are perfectly safe in LA. But if you want to live in a city, you need to realize that there will be crime, unless you can afford to live in a place like the palisades.
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angeleno
angeleno Agree on comment about Glendale drivers. L.A. has bad drivers all over. But the Glendale drivers are perhaps the worst.
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