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Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026

Is MacArthur Park safe?

MacArthur Park records a high level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 14 out of 100 — 41 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 96th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 2,199 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

14/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of MacArthur Park — higher is safer. 96th 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.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 15% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Wilshire BoulevardWest 6th Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
2,199 incidents reported within 1 km of the MacArthur Park center (500 shown) · LAPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Violent crime
549 · 25%
Public order
436 · 20%
Drugs
283 · 13%
Robbery
151 · 7%
Other theft
291 · 13%
Criminal damage & arson
148 · 7%

When it happens

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

Walking in MacArthur Park at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is MacArthur Park safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 14/100). About 40% of severity-weighted incidents in MacArthur Park 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 MacArthur Park?

Violent crime — 549 of 2,199 incidents (25%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the MacArthur Park 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.