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Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026

Is NoHo safe?

NoHo records a high level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 30 out of 100 — 25 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 86th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 865 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

30/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of NoHo — higher is safer. 86th of 99 LA neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (23% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 26% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
865 incidents reported within 1 km of the NoHo 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
200 · 23%
Public order
193 · 22%
Other theft
181 · 21%
Criminal damage & arson
64 · 7%
Burglary
50 · 6%
Drugs
48 · 6%

When it happens

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

Walking in NoHo at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is NoHo safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 30/100). About 42% of severity-weighted incidents in NoHo 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 NoHo?

Violent crime — 200 of 865 incidents (23%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the NoHo 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.