Crime in Venice, Los Angeles

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 33,444 for Venice. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.

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.

Venice is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 35 of 132. Nearby in the ranking: Central (1,609), Wilshire Center (1,609), Gramercy Place (1,519), Crenshaw District (1,483).

“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 10 account for 24% of Venice’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.