Los Angeles, California · Neighborhood crime trends

Los Angeles South LA and Harbor

Name: Crimes per 1,000 residents by neighborhood, South LA and Harbor, Q1 2022 to Q2 2026
Creator: CrimesLog

27 neighborhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighborhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2022

Los Angeles as a whole averaged 14.4 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while South LA and Harbor averaged 15.8, hence it is generally less safe when all crimes are considered.

How do the 27 neighborhoods of South LA and Harbor compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 13,400 crimes across them, 15.8 for every 1,000 residents. That is 2.5% above a year earlier and 0.7% below Q1 2022, the first quarter we track.

Harbor City has the lowest rate of the everyday neighborhoods (9.1 per 1,000), followed by San Pedro (9.3) and Jefferson Park (10.5). Leimert Park has the highest (24.9).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 27 LOS ANGELES SOUTH LA AND HARBOR NEIGHBORHOODs race across 18 quarter periods from Q1 2022 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against Los Angeles's average.

Neighborhood boundaries are defined by Mapping L.A. (Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0) and simplified by CrimesLog.

A little history

South LA and Harbor in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. South LA and Harbor covers two parts of the city. The South Los Angeles region includes neighborhoods such as Florence, Watts and Vermont Square. The South Bay and Harbor region, in the southern part of the city, includes Wilmington, San Pedro and Harbor Gateway, a long, narrow residential and industrial area.

Notable neighborhoods in South LA and Harbor include:

San Pedro. San Pedro lies in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles. It was formerly a separate city and consolidated with Los Angeles in 1909. The Port of Los Angeles, a major international seaport, is partially located within San Pedro. The district was once dominated by the fishing industry and has since grown into an increasingly dense community.

Hyde Park and Exposition Park. Hyde Park was formerly a separate city and was consolidated with Los Angeles in 1923. Exposition Park is home to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, BMO Stadium, the Exposition Rose Garden and three museums: the California African American Museum, the California Science Center and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. A Science Center Academy is also located there.

Lowest rate (everyday)

Harbor City

9.1 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026

Highest rate

Leimert Park

24.9 per 1,000, Q2 2026

Whole area, Q2 2026

15.8 per 1,000

2.5% above a year earlier · down

0.7% below Q1 2022

Compared

27 neighborhoods

848,376 residents · 18 quarters

Los Angeles South LA and Harbor neighborhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2022 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighborhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

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Croatian Place, San Pedro — **San Pedro** · Croatian Place
Photo: Reubenzadeh (talk) Reuben Zadeh, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

West Angeles Church of God in Christ 1, Jefferson Park — **Jefferson Park** · West Angeles Church of God in Christ 1
Photo: Downtowngal, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Frederick Rindge House 1910, Adams-Normandie — **Adams-Normandie** · Frederick Rindge House 1910
Photo: Editor: Robert J. Burdette, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Flickr - …Trialsanderrors - West Side Park, Los Angeles, California, 1902, West Adams — **West Adams** · Flickr - …Trialsanderrors - West Side Park, Los Angeles, California, 1902
Photo: …trialsanderrors, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

76 Gas Station - Roaming in the Gloaming, Wilmington — **Wilmington** · 76 Gas Station - Roaming in the Gloaming
Photo: joey zanotti from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Florence Avenue & Normandie Avenue, Vermont Knolls — **Vermont Knolls** · Florence Avenue & Normandie Avenue
Photo: Craig Dietrich from Los Angeles, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bovard Auditorium Side View, University Park — **University Park** · Bovard Auditorium Side View
Photo: EEJCC, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

BMO Stadium (Los Angeles), Exposition Park — **Exposition Park** · BMO Stadium (Los Angeles)
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

How neighborhoods moved each quarter

2022

Whole-area crime rate 15.9 to 18.1 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2022).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Manchester Square 15th→10th (Q2) Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 20th→13th (Q2) moved down Gramercy Park 6th→18th (Q2) Leimert Park 23rd→19th (Q2) Vermont Vista 24th→20th (Q2) Broadway-Manchester 16th→21st (Q2) Green Meadows 19th→25th (Q2) West Adams 7th→3rd (Q3) Adams-Normandie 2nd→6th (Q3) moved up Harvard Park 17th→12th (Q3) Manchester Square 10th→16th (Q3) moved down Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 13th→17th (Q3) Green Meadows 25th→19th (Q3) Vermont-Slauson 26th→21st (Q3) Vermont Vista 20th→24th (Q3) Central-Alameda 7th→3rd (Q4) Jefferson Park 2nd→10th (Q4) Gramercy Park 20th→11th (Q4) moved up Manchester Square 16th→12th (Q4) Vermont Vista 24th→17th (Q4) moved down Hyde Park 10th→18th (Q4) Broadway-Manchester 23rd→19th (Q4) Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 17th→22nd (Q4) Green Meadows 19th→25th (Q4)

2023

Whole-area crime rate 16.4 to 17.6 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2023).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Adams-Normandie 6th→2nd (Q1) moved down Central-Alameda 3rd→8th (Q1) Hyde Park 18th→11th (Q1) Vermont Knolls 23rd→15th (Q1) Gramercy Park 11th→18th (Q1) Manchester Square 12th→20th (Q1) Broadway-Manchester 19th→23rd (Q1) Leimert Park 20th→24th (Q1) West Adams 4th→8th (Q2) Wilmington 6th→10th (Q2) moved up Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 19th→12th (Q2) Manchester Square 20th→13th (Q2) Broadway-Manchester 23rd→17th (Q2) University Park 26th→19th (Q2) moved down Hyde Park 11th→20th (Q2) Vermont Vista 16th→23rd (Q2) Vermont Knolls 15th→26th (Q2) Jefferson Park 7th→2nd (Q3) South Park 9th→14th (Q3) moved up Hyde Park 20th→15th (Q3) Vermont-Slauson 25th→20th (Q3) Exposition Park 15th→21st (Q3) University Park 19th→25th (Q3) Adams-Normandie 7th→2nd (Q4) moved down Jefferson Park 2nd→7th (Q4) South Park 14th→10th (Q4) Gramercy Park 16th→11th (Q4) Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 11th→15th (Q4) Harvard Park 12th→16th (Q4) moved up Vermont Knolls 26th→19th (Q4) Leimert Park 22nd→26th (Q4)

2024

Whole-area crime rate 15.4 to 16.8 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2024).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Vermont Square 9th→3rd (Q1) moved down Adams-Normandie 2nd→9th (Q1) West Adams 8th→3rd (Q2) Manchester Square 15th→4th (Q2) Central-Alameda 2nd→7th (Q2) Vermont Square 3rd→10th (Q2) Wilmington 7th→11th (Q2) Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 16th→12th (Q2) Watts 11th→16th (Q2) Florence 14th→18th (Q2) moved up Vermont Vista 24th→20th (Q2) moved down Historic South-Central 21st→26th (Q2) South Park 8th→2nd (Q3) Vermont Square 10th→6th (Q3) Manchester Square 4th→10th (Q3) Watts 16th→12th (Q3) West Adams 3rd→16th (Q3) Vermont-Slauson 22nd→18th (Q3) Gramercy Park 15th→19th (Q3) Broadway-Manchester 17th→21st (Q3) moved up Historic South-Central 26th→22nd (Q3) Manchester Square 10th→1st (Q4) Harbor Gateway 7th→3rd (Q4) moved down South Park 2nd→8th (Q4) West Adams 16th→10th (Q4) Historic South-Central 22nd→16th (Q4) Harvard Park 14th→18th (Q4) Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 11th→20th (Q4) Vermont Knolls 17th→24th (Q4)

2025

Whole-area crime rate 14.8 to 15.5 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2025).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Adams-Normandie 6th→1st (Q1) moved down Manchester Square 1st→6th (Q1) Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 20th→9th (Q1) Harvard Park 18th→12th (Q1) Wilmington 11th→15th (Q1) Exposition Park 23rd→18th (Q1) Florence 14th→20th (Q1) Vermont-Slauson 15th→21st (Q1) Vermont Vista 21st→25th (Q1) moved up Jefferson Park 5th→1st (Q2) Vermont Square 11th→6th (Q2) moved down Adams-Normandie 1st→9th (Q2) San Pedro 7th→11th (Q2) Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 9th→14th (Q2) University Park 24th→18th (Q2) Florence 20th→24th (Q2) Exposition Park 18th→25th (Q2) San Pedro 11th→3rd (Q3) moved up Adams-Normandie 9th→4th (Q3) University Park 18th→23rd (Q3) Gramercy Park 17th→11th (Q4) moved down Vermont Square 8th→12th (Q4) Watts 9th→14th (Q4) Vermont Vista 24th→17th (Q4) Harvard Park 14th→18th (Q4) Green Meadows 16th→20th (Q4)

2026

Whole-area crime rate 15.2 to 15.8 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2026). 2 quarters so far.

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 15th→8th (Q1) West Adams 13th→9th (Q1) moved down Manchester Square 6th→10th (Q1) Harvard Park 18th→12th (Q1) Hyde Park 10th→14th (Q1) Gramercy Park 11th→21st (Q1) Gramercy Park 21st→12th (Q2) Vermont Knolls 16th→20th (Q2) University Park 25th→21st (Q2)

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: property incidents were 33% (4,460), violent incidents were 31% (4,202), vehicle crimes were 20% (2,698) and public order incidents were 14% (1,869).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighborhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

No place is left out: every neighborhood in this race has residents to count.

The 27 neighborhoods on the map

South LA and Harbor is made of 27 neighborhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are the neighborhoods of Mapping L.A. (Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0), grouped into five areas of the city by CrimesLog: 848,376 residents between them.

Adams-Normandie
Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw
Broadway-Manchester
Central-Alameda
Chesterfield Square
Exposition Park
Florence
Gramercy Park
Green Meadows
Harbor City
Harbor Gateway
Harvard Park
Historic South-Central
Hyde Park
Jefferson Park
Leimert Park
Manchester Square
San Pedro
South Park
University Park
Vermont Knolls
Vermont Square
Vermont Vista
Vermont-Slauson
Watts
West Adams
Wilmington

All 27 neighborhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2022.
#	Neighborhood	Residents	All	Violent	Property	Vehicle	Public order	Rate vs Q1 2022	Places gained
1	Harbor City	25,597	9.1	2.3	3.1	2.2	1.4	21%	3
2	San Pedro	83,595	9.3	2.5	3.0	1.7	1.9	18%	–
3	Jefferson Park	24,014	10.5	2.7	3.4	2.8	1.5	6%	2
4	Harbor Gateway	39,665	11.6	3.1	5.1	2.5	0.7	16%	5
5	Adams-Normandie	16,542	11.7	2.4	4.4	3.4	1.5	4%	2
6	West Adams	21,853	13.0	2.9	5.8	2.6	1.6	6%	1
7	South Park	32,768	13.8	4.9	4.1	2.8	1.9	13%	5
8	Central-Alameda	41,842	13.9	4.8	4.8	2.8	1.5	9%	1
9	Wilmington	51,114	14.1	3.4	4.3	2.4	3.6	2%	1
10	Manchester Square	12,671	14.4	5.3	3.4	3.7	1.7	12%	5
11	Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw	32,035	14.5	4.7	6.2	2.2	1.2	26%	9
12	Gramercy Park	10,432	14.6	4.5	4.2	4.4	1.4	14%	6
13	Harvard Park	11,606	14.9	5.3	4.6	3.4	1.6	8%	1
14	Hyde Park	35,527	15.0	5.2	5.1	3.5	1.0	0%	3
15	Vermont Square	52,010	15.3	5.7	4.4	2.8	2.2	8%	5
16	Watts	38,051	16.8	6.2	5.6	2.5	2.3	4%	2
17	Green Meadows	35,861	18.5	6.4	6.2	3.3	2.5	2%	2
18	Broadway-Manchester	28,270	19.0	7.3	3.9	4.5	2.9	10%	2
19	Florence	51,234	19.4	7.3	5.1	4.5	2.2	11%	2
20	Vermont Knolls	23,711	20.3	7.4	5.3	3.8	3.3	13%	6
21	University Park	24,394	20.5	3.6	8.7	6.3	1.8	1%	1
22	Vermont Vista	25,990	20.6	6.1	5.5	4.3	4.4	2%	2
23	Vermont-Slauson	30,439	20.9	6.9	6.6	4.3	3.0	2%	2
24	Historic South-Central	47,127	21.2	6.0	8.1	4.0	2.8	8%	3
25	Exposition Park	33,414	21.5	6.2	8.3	3.1	3.7	33%	12
26	Chesterfield Square	6,205	22.4	7.4	7.3	4.8	2.9	5%	1
27	Leimert Park	12,409	24.9	7.0	11.8	3.2	2.3	20%	4

Photographs

24 photographs of the 27 neighborhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 24 photographs and their credits

San Pedro · Croatian Place. Photo: Reubenzadeh (talk) Reuben Zadeh, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Jefferson Park · West Angeles Church of God in Christ 1. Photo: Downtowngal, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Adams-Normandie · Frederick Rindge House 1910. Photo: Editor: Robert J. Burdette, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
West Adams · Flickr - …Trialsanderrors - West Side Park, Los Angeles, California, 1902. Photo: …trialsanderrors, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wilmington · 76 Gas Station - Roaming in the Gloaming. Photo: joey zanotti from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Vermont Knolls · Florence Avenue & Normandie Avenue. Photo: Craig Dietrich from Los Angeles, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
University Park · Bovard Auditorium Side View. Photo: EEJCC, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Exposition Park · BMO Stadium (Los Angeles). Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wilmington · Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue (1985). Photo: Charles from Port Chester, New York, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Vermont Knolls · Florence Avenue & Normandie Avenue. Photo: Craig Dietrich from Los Angeles, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
University Park · Rotunda Natural History Museum of LA County. Photo: Ray Bouknight from Sacramento, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Exposition Park · L.A. Memorial Coliseum Entrance & Statues. Photo: Stephanie Kemna, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wilmington · ARCO , Gas Station. Photo: joey zanotti from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Vermont Knolls · Florence Avenue & Normandie Avenue. Photo: Craig Dietrich from Los Angeles, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
University Park · Los Angeles CA 20220925 (17). Photo: Sony 1992, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Exposition Park · Los Angeles CA 20220925 (33). Photo: Sony 1992, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wilmington · End of Fall Sunset In Explore 12-24-24 - Flickr - Joey Z1. Photo: joey zanotti from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
University Park · McCarthy Honors College - USC. Photo: EEJCC, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Exposition Park · 2008-0913-USCOSU-Pan01 3000px Tiltfixed. Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
University Park · Second Church of Christ, Scientist in Los Angeles. Photo: EEJCC, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Exposition Park · Sunken Gardens and Museum, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California. Photo: Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
University Park · Evelia Looks at Nude Man 1. Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
University Park · Doheny South Door 1. Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
University Park · Street in University Park, Los Angeles. Photo: EEJCC, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data published by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) through the City of Los Angeles Open Data Portal (data.lacity.org), containing public sector information released under the Los Angeles Open Data Portal Terms of Use.

Population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (public domain).

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Neighborhood boundaries are defined by Mapping L.A. (Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0), grouped into five areas of the city by CrimesLog and simplified by CrimesLog. The photographs are credited under each picture.

Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighborhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighborhood.