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Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026

Is Empowerment Congress Central safe?

Empowerment Congress Central records more reported crime than most Los Angeles neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 41 out of 100 — 14 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 71st of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 489 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

41/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Empowerment Congress Central — higher is safer. 71st of 99 LA neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (35% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 27% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
489 incidents reported within 1 km of the Empowerment Congress Central center · LAPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What's reported here

Violent crime
169 · 35%
Public order
48 · 10%
Robbery
31 · 6%
Other theft
69 · 14%
Vehicle crime
61 · 12%
Criminal damage & arson
32 · 7%

When it happens

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

Walking in Empowerment Congress Central at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Empowerment Congress Central safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 41/100). About 44% of severity-weighted incidents in Empowerment Congress Central 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 Empowerment Congress Central?

Violent crime — 169 of 489 incidents (35%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Empowerment Congress Central 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.