Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026
Is Greater Valley Glen safe?
Greater Valley Glen shows a typical level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 66 out of 100 — 11 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 32nd of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 222 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 45% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 12% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 101 · 45% | |
| Violent crime | 36 · 16% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 15 · 7% | |
| Public order | 17 · 8% | |
| Burglary | 11 · 5% | |
| Vehicle crime | 19 · 9% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Greater Valley Glen at night?
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- North Hollywood Northeast52/100 · Moderate
- Sherman Oaks53/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Greater Valley Glen safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 66/100). About 41% of severity-weighted incidents in Greater Valley Glen 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 Greater Valley Glen?
Other theft — 101 of 222 incidents (45%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Greater Valley Glen 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.