Safety index · Los Angeles · data through August 2026
Is Silver Lake safe?
Silver Lake sits at the safer end of Los Angeles by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 69 out of 100 — 18 points above the citywide median of 51, ranking 14th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 828 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through August 2026).
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Los Angeles — a typical Los Angeles neighborhood sits near 51. It ranks Silver Lake against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — burglary alone is 24% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 34% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 19% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Burglary | 196 · 24% | |
| Violent crime | 92 · 11% | |
| Other theft | 206 · 25% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 115 · 14% | |
| Vehicle crime | 90 · 11% | |
| Public order | 52 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Silver Lake 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Elysian Valley Riverside72/100 · Moderate
- Echo Park49/100 · Elevated
- East Hollywood29/100 · Elevated
- Atwater Village66/100 · Moderate
- Rampart Village24/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Silver Lake safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 69/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake?
Burglary — 196 of 828 incidents (24%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through August 2026.
How is the Silver Lake 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.