SafeRoute

Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026

Is Los Feliz safe?

Los Feliz records more reported crime than most Los Angeles neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 35 out of 100 — 20 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 79th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 749 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

35/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Los Feliz — higher is safer. 79th of 99 LA neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (17% 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 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Hollywood FreewayFranklin Avenue neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
749 incidents reported within 1 km of the Los Feliz center (500 shown) · LAPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Violent crime
127 · 17%
Public order
174 · 23%
Other theft
138 · 18%
Robbery
38 · 5%
Criminal damage & arson
48 · 6%
Drugs
51 · 7%

When it happens

6a–6p6p–12a12a–6aMON–FRI6a–6p6p–12a12a–6aSAT–SUN

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

Walking in Los Feliz at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.

Get SafeRoute on the App Store

Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Los Feliz safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 35/100). About 38% of severity-weighted incidents in Los Feliz 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 Los Feliz?

Violent crime — 127 of 749 incidents (17%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Los Feliz 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.