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The Los Angeles crime rate is higher than the California average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #341

Los Angeles, CA	1,845.05
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Los Angeles, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Los Angeles, CA	Count	260	1,126	7,949	9,836	15,070	54,281	13,788	1,137
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	6.7	28.8	203.5	251.8	385.7	1,389.4	352.9	29.1	1,519
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Los Angeles, CA	Count	251	764	7,885	7,624	15,728	55,734	14,382	1,430
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	6.5	19.7	203.3	196.6	405.5	1,436.9	370.8	36.9	1,446
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Los Angeles, CA	Count	299	936	8,983	8,329	16,388	56,006	15,084	1,262
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	7.8	24.3	233.0	216.1	425.1	1,452.8	391.3	32.7	1,576
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Los Angeles, CA	Count	297	828	10,077	8,843	17,264	53,469	15,597	1,376
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	7.7	21.6	262.6	230.5	449.9	1,393.4	406.5	35.9	1,627
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Los Angeles, CA	Count	293	923	10,924	9,344	17,410	55,248	17,046	1,341
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	7.6	24.0	284.4	243.2	453.2	1,438.1	443.7	34.9	1,714
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Los Angeles, CA	Count	312	903	12,217	10,638	18,435	57,414	18,391	1,561
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	8.1	23.5	317.4	276.4	479.0	1,491.7	477.8	40.6	1,845
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Los Angeles, CA	Count	384	949	13,422	11,798	19,726	58,472	22,623	1,967
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	10.0	24.6	348.5	306.4	512.2	1,518.4	587.5	51.1	2,034
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Los Angeles, CA	Count	395	1,004	13,481	12,926	19,629	58,304	23,524	2,207
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	10.2	25.9	348.3	334.0	507.1	1,506.4	607.8	57.0	2,076
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Los Angeles, CA	Count	480	1,059	14,353	14,634	20,359	59,711	25,389	2,356
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	12.4	27.3	370.0	377.2	524.8	1,539.2	654.4	60.7	2,232
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Los Angeles, CA	Count	489	1,105	13,797	16,376	22,592	65,972	28,721	2,229
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	12.6	28.5	356.4	423.0	583.6	1,704.2	741.9	57.6	2,382
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Los Angeles, CA	47.13
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Los Angeles, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Los Angeles, CA	Count	142	44	41	41	14	2
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	3.6	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.4	0.1	36
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Los Angeles, CA	Count	112	41	29	33	9	0
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	2.9	1.1	0.7	0.9	0.2	0.0	28
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Los Angeles, CA	Count	124	41	25	41	17	0
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	3.2	1.1	0.6	1.1	0.4	0.0	32
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2010	Los Angeles, CA	Count	138	39	28	37	33	1
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	3.6	1.0	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.0	35
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Los Angeles, CA	Count	190	74	57	36	23	0
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	4.9	1.9	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.0	49
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Los Angeles, CA	Count	280	112	83	43	42	0
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	7.3	2.9	2.2	1.1	1.1	0.0	72
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Los Angeles, CA	Count	279	132	50	43	54	0
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	7.2	3.4	1.3	1.1	1.4	0.0	72
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Los Angeles, CA	Count	211	94	33	42	41	1
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	5.4	2.4	0.9	1.1	1.1	0.0	54
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Los Angeles, CA	2.81
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Los Angeles, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Los Angeles, CA	Count	12,774	9,907	2,867
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	327.0	253.6	73.4	2.90
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Los Angeles, CA	Count	12,616	9,843	2,773
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	325.3	253.8	71.5	2.90
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Los Angeles, CA	Count	12,956	9,992	2,964
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	336.1	259.2	76.9	2.98
	California	Per 100,000	359.6	236.3	123.3	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Los Angeles, CA	Count	12,724	9,860	2,864
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	331.6	257.0	74.6	2.94
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Los Angeles, CA	Count	12,754	9,858	2,896
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	332.0	256.6	75.4	2.94
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Los Angeles, CA	Count	13,195	9,980	3,215
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	342.8	259.3	83.5	3.01
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Los Angeles, CA	Count	13,008	9,743	3,265
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	337.8	253.0	84.8	2.95
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Los Angeles, CA	Count	12,869	9,538	3,331
	Los Angeles, CA	Per 100,000	332.5	246.4	86.1	2.89
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Los Angeles, CA	Count	12,685	9,393	3,292
2005	Los Angeles, CA	Count	12,420	9,355	3,065