Violent crime
1,698 per 100,000 residents, per year
70 reported in the last 12 months
+35% vs. Los Angeles (1,262)
Data through August 2026, Los Angeles Police Department
Crime in Lafayette Square, Los Angeles
The violent crime rate in Lafayette Square is 1,698 per 100,000 residents per year, 35% above Los Angeles as a whole (1,262). It ranks 29 of 132 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Aug 2026Property crime
2,789 per 100,000 residents, per year
115 reported in the last 12 months
+9% vs. Los Angeles (2,548)
All reported
4,511 per 100,000 residents, per year
186 reported in the last 12 months
+12% vs. Los Angeles (4,045)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 4,123 for Lafayette Square. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.
Where Lafayette Square sits in Los Angeles, and where incidents concentrate
rank 29 of 132Loading map…
1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Lafayette Square is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 29 of 132. Nearby in the ranking: University Park (1,732), Watts (1,709), South Park (1,697), Figueroa Park Square (1,694).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0145XX W 18th St | 6 | 1 | 9% |
| 0247XX Venice Blvd | 6 | 1 | 9% |
| 0346XX Venice Blvd | 5 | 13 | 7% |
| 0445XX Saturn St | 5 | 4 | 7% |
| 0518XX S Victoria Ave | 5 | 2 | 7% |
| 06Crenshaw Blvd & W Washington Blvd | 5 | 0 | 7% |
“Block” is the hundred-block LAPD publishes for each incident (for example 7XX S Figueroa St), never an exact address. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 6 account for 46% of Lafayette Square’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Sep 2025 to Aug 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Lafayette Square |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | 12 |
| Nov 2025 | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 9 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 70 | 1,698 | +35% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 73 | 1,771 | no change |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 24 | 582 | +39% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 18 | 437 | +22% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 1 | 24 | −67% |
Source and dates
k7nn-b2ep- Source
- Los Angeles Police Department, via Los Angeles Open Data (dataset k7nn-b2ep), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 4,123 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Los Angeles, CA
- All neighborhoods
- Los Angeles neighborhoods by reported crime rate