Los Angeles Safety Rankings: 3 ZIP Codes by Crime Data

According to FBI Uniform Crime Reporting-aligned city data, violent crime rates across Los Angeles ZIP codes vary by a factor of seven — from approximately 4 incidents per month in Beverly Hills (90210) to 28 per month in South Central (90001). NeighborScore's crime scores reflect this spread: Beverly Hills 74/100, Hollywood 48/100, South Central 28/100. Crime accounts for 40% of the composite score — the single largest dimension — making it the primary driver of neighborhood rankings in LA.

Beverly Hills (90210): Crime Score 74/100

Beverly Hills records approximately 4 violent incidents and 14 property crimes per month in city open data. The violent crime rate is among the lowest of any dense urban ZIP code in NeighborScore's national pilot dataset. Property crime is also substantially below the Los Angeles average. Beverly Hills's crime score of 74/100 reflects this advantage, and since crime carries 40% of the composite weight, it is the second-largest driver of Beverly Hills's overall 82/100 rating.

Hollywood (90028): Crime Score 48/100

Hollywood records approximately 16 violent incidents and 32 property crimes per month — four times Beverly Hills's violent crime rate. The crime score of 48/100 places Hollywood in the Fair range on safety. Property crime is the larger volume category: 32 property crimes vs 16 violent incidents reflects a mix of commercial foot-traffic-driven theft and higher-density residential crime patterns typical of entertainment districts. Hollywood's crime score of 48 drags its composite from what would otherwise be a Good rating to a mid-tier 62/100.

South Central (90001): Crime Score 28/100

South Central records approximately 28 violent incidents and 45 property crimes per month — the highest in NeighborScore's Los Angeles dataset. The crime score of 28/100 is the lowest across all nine pilot ZIPs in LA, Chicago, and New York. Seven times Beverly Hills's violent crime rate and nearly double Hollywood's, South Central's crime data has an outsized effect on the composite: crime at 28/100 alone pulls the overall score below 40 even before school and value scores are factored in.

Los Angeles Crime Rankings at a Glance

• Beverly Hills (ZIP 90210) — Crime score 74/100 | ~4 violent/mo | ~14 property/mo | Overall NeighborScore 82/100
• Hollywood (ZIP 90028) — Crime score 48/100 | ~16 violent/mo | ~32 property/mo | Overall NeighborScore 62/100
• South Central (ZIP 90001) — Crime score 28/100 | ~28 violent/mo | ~45 property/mo | Overall NeighborScore 41/100

Month-by-month crime trends for Beverly Hills (90210), Hollywood (90028), and South Central (90001) are available on NeighborScore.

Bottom Line: Beverly Hills (90210) is Los Angeles's safest analyzed ZIP at a crime score of 74/100, recording approximately 4 violent incidents per month. Hollywood (90028) scores 48/100 with four times Beverly Hills's violent crime rate. South Central (90001) scores 28/100 — the lowest crime score in NeighborScore's entire nine-ZIP pilot dataset — with approximately 28 violent incidents per month. The 46-point crime score gap between Beverly Hills and South Central is the widest single-dimension gap in the LA dataset.