How are the schools in Los Angeles, CA?

Los Angeles has 564 public schools in federal filings, 521 with enough reported data to grade. 90% of graded schools rate A or B on reported-incident data. 445 schools reported zero bullying incidents in the most recent federal collection. Per-school grades appear in NeighborhoodSense address reports.

What is the air quality in Los Angeles, CA?

EPA monitoring for Los Angeles County recorded a median AQI of 64 with 16% good air days in 2025. That median is better than 4% of monitored CA counties.

Are there toxic chemical releases in Los Angeles, CA?

35 facilities in Los Angeles report chemical releases to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Reported releases include 2,602 lbs of carcinogen-class chemicals. Facility locations relative to a specific address appear in NeighborhoodSense reports.

Does NeighborhoodSense have gang activity data for Los Angeles?

Yes. NeighborhoodSense maintains 3 mapped gang-territory areas for the Los Angeles area, compiled from public records. Reported territory proximity to a specific address appears in address reports.

Is Los Angeles, CA safe?

NeighborhoodSense doesn't rate cities as safe or unsafe. Instead we compile the public record — reported school incidents, EPA chemical releases, air quality, hospital patient experience, and more — so you can weigh the facts for any specific address in Los Angeles.

City data / CA / Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA: The Full Public Record

2,602 pounds of cancer-linked chemical releases. 521 schools with federal incident records. 3 mapped gang-territory areas. 5 hospitals rated by their own patients. All public record — compiled in one place for Los Angeles, and available in full for any address in it.

Schools

Federal civil-rights filings cover 564 schools in Los Angeles, including 150 high schools. 521 report enough data to grade on reported incidents. Across those, 90% rate A or B.

A 403

B 68

C 47

D 3

In the most recent federal collection, schools here reported 228 bullying allegations, 22 weapon incidents, and 5 school-related arrests.

School-by-school grades, incident counts, and which schools serve a given address In the address report

Academic access

113 schools offer Advanced Placement courses. 38 offer dual enrollment for college credit. 367 run gifted & talented programs, and 3 offer the International Baccalaureate.

Which schools — with course counts, athletics, and counselor staffing In the address report

Chemical releases

35 facilities in Los Angeles report chemical releases to the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. Their filings include 2,602 pounds of carcinogen-class releases.

Largest reported releases by weight: Toluene (10,501 lbs), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) (8,846 lbs), Methanol (1,399 lbs).

Facility names, locations, and distance from a specific address In the address report

Air quality

EPA monitoring for Los Angeles County recorded a median AQI of 64 in 2025, with good air on 16% of monitored days. 4% of monitored CA counties recorded worse air — most recorded better.

Gang-related activity (reported)

NeighborhoodSense maintains mapped gang-territory data for the Los Angeles area, compiled from public records — 3 documented territory areas. This dataset does not appear on mainstream real-estate sites.

The territory map, and reported proximity to a specific address In the address report

Hospitals — rated by their patients

6 hospitals operate within 15 miles of central Los Angeles; 5 carry federal patient-experience scores. Between 84% and 92% of patients said doctors communicated well, depending on the hospital. 85% would recommend their hospital.

88% — nurses communicated well
74% — medications clearly explained
82% — clear discharge instructions
86% — rooms rated clean
23 infection-safety measures tracked (MRSA, C. diff, surgical infections)

Which hospital is which — scores and infection data by name, plus distance from any address In the address report

Fatal police incidents

Public records document 157 fatal police shooting incidents in Los Angeles over the tracked period. Locations relative to a specific address appear in address reports.

Broader crime figures for Los Angeles are collected at the city level by the FBI's national reporting system; NeighborhoodSense presents them at that level, labeled as city-level — not attributed to any street or block.

Every address in Los Angeles has its own report

The figures above are city and county totals. The address report shows the five schools serving a specific home, facility distances, hospital names and scores, and more — from the same official sources.

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