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South Central
Neighborhood Intelligence

South Central: LAPD offenses, permits, 311 requests, parks and zoning for the council's outline in Los Angeles.

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40,291

Population

$55,230

Median Income

$616,000

Median Home Value

10,810

Housing Units

Based on 2024 ACS data

About South Central

South Central is the council's outline just south of Downtown Los Angeles, bordered on the east by the Vernon city limits. About 40,000 people live inside it, and the data lists Nevin, Jefferson and Historic South-Central among its local place names.

Ross Snyder Recreation Center is the largest park in the outline at 11.3 acres, and Trinity Recreation Center and Central Recreation Center sit alongside Mercado la Paloma. Schools include Thomas Jefferson Senior High and Nevin Avenue Elementary. The Metro A Line, Metro E Line and Metro Local 55 are among the routes that stop here. Zoning in South Central is a mix of industrial (M1, CM, M2) and multi-family residential (R2, RD1.5, RD2); the exact district varies by parcel. Every layer on the page is clipped to the council's outline.

Boundaries

N Downtown Los Angeles
S Zapata-King and Central Alameda
E the Vernon city limits and Downtown Los Angeles
W Empowerment Congress North

Transit

Metro A Line
Metro E Line
Metro Local 55
Metro Local 102
Metro Local 40
Metro Local 10/48
Metro Local 45
Metro Local 51
Metro Local 53
Metro Local 35/38

Landmarks

Ross Snyder Recreation Center
Mercado la Paloma
Trinity Recreation Center
Thomas Jefferson Senior High
Washington Station (Metro A Line)

Nearby:Downtown Los Angeles →Empowerment Congress North →VOICES →Central Alameda →Zapata-King →

What CivicScout Tracks in South Central

SAF

Safety & Crime Data

CivicScout counts LAPD reported offenses that carry a location, clipped to the South Central Neighborhood Council outline (LAPD places each offense on its hundred block, so offenses on a boundary street can fall on either side). Traffic crashes and food inspections are not available for Los Angeles (LAPD’s collision feed stopped updating in March 2025), so their absence here means no data, not no incidents.

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BLD

Building Permits

LADBS issued 143 permits for addresses in South Central over the past 12 months in the public data: 64% alterations and repairs and 20% new buildings. Among alteration, addition and new-building permits, the most common use is accessory dwelling unit (25%).

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DEV

What's Being Built

Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.

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ZON

Zoning Intelligence

Zoning in South Central is a mix of industrial (M1, CM, M2) and multi-family residential (R2, RD1.5, RD2); the exact district varies by parcel.

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SCH

Schools

The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.

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RPT

Location Reports

A CivicScout report for any South Central address combines permits, LAPD offenses, 311 requests, parks and zoning within a half mile. Traffic crashes, food inspections and code violations are not available for Los Angeles.

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