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Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026

Is Hermon safe?

Hermon sits at the safer end of Los Angeles by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 70 out of 100 — 15 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 20th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 158 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

70/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Hermon — higher is safer. 20th of 99 LA neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (28% 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 10% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Arroyo Seco ParkwayNorth Figueroa Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
158 incidents reported within 1 km of the Hermon center · LAPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Violent crime
45 · 28%
Other theft
39 · 25%
Criminal damage & arson
19 · 12%
Vehicle crime
23 · 15%
Public order
12 · 8%
Robbery
6 · 4%

When it happens

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

Walking in Hermon at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Hermon safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 70/100). About 48% of severity-weighted incidents in Hermon 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 Hermon?

Violent crime — 45 of 158 incidents (28%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Hermon 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.