Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026
Is Historic Cultural North safe?
Historic Cultural North records a high level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 26 out of 100 — 29 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 91st of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 1,027 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 — public order alone is 40% 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 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Public order | 406 · 40% | |
| Violent crime | 211 · 21% | |
| Burglary | 69 · 7% | |
| Other theft | 114 · 11% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 54 · 5% | |
| Robbery | 22 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Historic Cultural North at night?
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- Echo Park54/100 · Moderate
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- Westlake North14/100 · High risk
- Downtown Los Angeles12/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Historic Cultural North safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 26/100). About 38% of severity-weighted incidents in Historic Cultural 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 Historic Cultural North?
Public order — 406 of 1,027 incidents (40%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Historic Cultural 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.