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Los Angeles Crime Rate Report (California)

Los Angeles crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Los Angeles for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Los Angeles in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 103.8% and the city property crime rate in Los Angeles was higher than the national property crime rate average by 45.65%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Los Angeles was higher than the violent crime rate in California by 54.3% and the city property crime rate in Los Angeles was higher than the property crime rate in California by 24.73%.

Property and Violent Crime
Los Angeles Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Los Angeles Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Los Angeles Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault17,050
Arson521
Burglary11,949
Larceny and Theft54,562
Motor Vehicle Theft20,102
Murder and Manslaughter225
Rape1,365
Robbery7,230
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)133,453
Property Crime86,613
Violent Crime25,870
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault19,728
Arson749
Burglary13,053
Larceny and Theft49,399
Motor Vehicle Theft20,235
Murder and Manslaughter293
Rape1,506
Robbery7,585
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)129,527
Property Crime82,687
Violent Crime29,112

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Los Angeles Property Crime

Los Angeles Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Los Angeles Crime 2025

Los Angeles Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Los Angeles Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Los Angeles Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Los Angeles, California crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Los Angeles crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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