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Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026

Is Echo Park safe?

Echo Park shows a typical level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 54 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 55, ranking 52nd of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 346 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

54/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Echo Park — higher is safer. 52nd of 99 LA neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (24% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 39% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Glendale BoulevardEcho Park Avenue neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
346 incidents reported within 1 km of the Echo Park center · LAPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Violent crime
82 · 24%
Other theft
74 · 21%
Criminal damage & arson
30 · 9%
Public order
30 · 9%
Burglary
23 · 7%
Vehicle crime
28 · 8%

When it happens

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

Walking in Echo Park at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Echo Park safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 54/100). About 57% of severity-weighted incidents in Echo 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 Echo Park?

Violent crime — 82 of 346 incidents (24%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Echo 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.