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Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026

Is Arts District Little Tokyo safe?

Arts District Little Tokyo records a high level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 19 out of 100 — 36 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 94th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 1,441 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

19/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Arts District Little Tokyo — higher is safer. 94th of 99 LA neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (31% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 34% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

East 1st StreetEast 7th Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
1,441 incidents reported within 1 km of the Arts District Little Tokyo center (500 shown) · LAPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Violent crime
445 · 31%
Burglary
291 · 20%
Criminal damage & arson
146 · 10%
Other theft
195 · 14%
Public order
96 · 7%
Robbery
54 · 4%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Walking in Arts District Little Tokyo at night?

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Common questions

Is Arts District Little Tokyo safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 19/100). About 50% of severity-weighted incidents in Arts District Little Tokyo are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Arts District Little Tokyo?

Violent crime — 445 of 1,441 incidents (31%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Arts District Little Tokyo safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the LAPD by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety.