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Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026

Is Canoga Park safe?

Canoga Park shows a typical level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 53 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 55, ranking 54th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 371 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

53/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Canoga Park — higher is safer. 54th of 99 LA neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (21% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Canoga AvenueTopanga Canyon Boulevard neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
371 incidents reported within 1 km of the Canoga Park center · LAPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Violent crime
79 · 21%
Other theft
74 · 20%
Public order
47 · 13%
Burglary
34 · 9%
Criminal damage & arson
31 · 8%
Shoplifting
68 · 18%

When it happens

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

Walking in Canoga Park at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Canoga Park safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 53/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Canoga Park 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 Canoga Park?

Violent crime — 79 of 371 incidents (21%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Canoga Park 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.