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Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026

Is Lincoln Heights safe?

Lincoln Heights shows a typical level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 51 out of 100 — 4 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 59th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 398 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

51/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Lincoln Heights — higher is safer. 59th of 99 LA neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (25% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 33% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

North BroadwayMission Road neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
398 incidents reported within 1 km of the Lincoln Heights center · LAPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Violent crime
99 · 25%
Other theft
68 · 17%
Criminal damage & arson
35 · 9%
Shoplifting
81 · 20%
Robbery
17 · 4%
Public order
23 · 6%

When it happens

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

Walking in Lincoln Heights at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Lincoln Heights safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 51/100). About 50% of severity-weighted incidents in Lincoln Heights 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 Lincoln Heights?

Violent crime — 99 of 398 incidents (25%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Lincoln Heights 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.