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Safety index · Los Angeles · data through August 2026

Is North Hollywood West safe?

North Hollywood West shows a typical level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 61 out of 100 — 10 points above the citywide median of 51, ranking 36th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 997 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through August 2026).

61/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of North Hollywood West — higher is safer. 36th of 99 LA neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Los Angeles — a typical Los Angeles neighborhood sits near 51. It ranks North Hollywood West against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (26% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 19% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Hollywood FreewaySaticoy Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
997 incidents reported within 1 km of the North Hollywood West center (500 shown) · LAPD data through August 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
259 · 26%
Public order
149 · 15%
Criminal damage & arson
121 · 12%
Burglary
112 · 11%
Other theft
181 · 18%
Robbery
30 · 3%

When it happens

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

Walking in North Hollywood West at night?

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Common questions

Is North Hollywood West safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 61/100). About 48% of severity-weighted incidents in North Hollywood West 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 North Hollywood West?

Violent crime — 259 of 997 incidents (26%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through August 2026.

How is the North Hollywood West 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. The scale is calibrated within Los Angeles, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.