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Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026

Is North Westwood safe?

North Westwood shows a typical level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 67 out of 100 — 12 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 30th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 209 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

67/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of North Westwood — higher is safer. 30th of 99 LA neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (18% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 27% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 15% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

San Diego FreewayWest Sunset Boulevard neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
209 incidents reported within 1 km of the North Westwood 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
38 · 18%
Other theft
85 · 41%
Criminal damage & arson
19 · 9%
Burglary
14 · 7%
Shoplifting
25 · 12%
Robbery
4 · 2%

When it happens

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

Walking in North Westwood at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is North Westwood safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 67/100). About 42% of severity-weighted incidents in North Westwood 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 Westwood?

Violent crime — 38 of 209 incidents (18%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the North Westwood 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.