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Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026

Is North Hollywood West safe?

North Hollywood West shows a typical level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 64 out of 100 — 9 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 37th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 202 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

64/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of North Hollywood West — higher is safer. 37th of 99 LA neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (28% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 30% 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 ↑
202 incidents reported within 1 km of the North Hollywood West center · LAPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Violent crime
56 · 28%
Public order
30 · 15%
Other theft
45 · 22%
Burglary
19 · 9%
Criminal damage & arson
13 · 6%
Vehicle crime
16 · 8%

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 64/100). About 49% 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 — 56 of 202 incidents (28%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 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.