Safety index · Los Angeles · data through July 2026
Is Pico Union safe?
Pico Union records a high level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 29 out of 100 — 26 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 87th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 851 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).
The largest reported category here is violent crime (27% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 31% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 232 · 27% | |
| Public order | 107 · 13% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 82 · 10% | |
| Other theft | 142 · 17% | |
| Robbery | 49 · 6% | |
| Vehicle crime | 74 · 9% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Pico Union at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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- MacArthur Park14/100 · High risk
- Westlake South12/100 · High risk
- Empowerment Congress North36/100 · Elevated
- Westlake North14/100 · High risk
- Wilshire Center Koreatown20/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Pico Union safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 29/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Pico Union 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 Pico Union?
Violent crime — 232 of 851 incidents (27%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Pico Union 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.