Safety index · Los Angeles · data through October 2026
Is Palms safe?
Palms shows a typical level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 53 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 51, ranking 48th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 1,633 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through October 2026).
DATA THROUGH OCTOBER 2026
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Los Angeles — a typical Los Angeles neighborhood sits near 51. It ranks Palms against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 30% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
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
What's reported here
| Other theft | 497 · 30% | |
| Violent crime | 316 · 19% | |
| Burglary | 235 · 14% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 165 · 10% | |
| Vehicle crime | 145 · 9% | |
| Public order | 122 · 7% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Is Los Angeles safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Palms at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Mar Vista57/100 · Moderate
- Westside72/100 · Moderate
- South Robertson51/100 · Moderate
- Del Rey63/100 · Moderate
- West LA - Sawtelle48/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Palms safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 53/100). About 49% of severity-weighted incidents in Palms 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 Palms?
Other theft — 497 of 1,633 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through October 2026.
How is the Palms 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.