Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026
Is Empowerment Congress North safe?
Empowerment Congress North records more reported crime than most Los Angeles neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 36 out of 100 — 19 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 78th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 665 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).
The largest reported category here is violent crime (26% 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
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 171 · 26% | |
| Other theft | 152 · 23% | |
| Vehicle crime | 124 · 19% | |
| Public order | 56 · 8% | |
| Burglary | 46 · 7% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 45 · 7% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Empowerment Congress North at night?
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Common questions
Is Empowerment Congress North safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 36/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Empowerment Congress North 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 North?
Violent crime — 171 of 665 incidents (26%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Empowerment Congress North 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.