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Safety index · Los Angeles · data through August 2026

Is Westlake North safe?

Westlake North records a high level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 14 out of 100 — 37 points below the citywide median of 51, ranking 96th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 10,059 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through August 2026).

14/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Westlake North — higher is safer. 96th of 99 LA neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Los Angeles — a typical Los Angeles neighborhood sits near 51. It ranks Westlake North against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

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 28% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 15% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Harbor FreewayWest 3rd Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
10,059 incidents reported within 1 km of the Westlake North center (500 shown) · LAPD data through August 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
2,845 · 28%
Public order
1,577 · 16%
Robbery
724 · 7%
Drugs
1,134 · 11%
Other theft
1,315 · 13%
Criminal damage & arson
603 · 6%

When it happens

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

Walking in Westlake North at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Westlake North safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 14/100). About 43% of severity-weighted incidents in Westlake North 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 Westlake North?

Violent crime — 2,845 of 10,059 incidents (28%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through August 2026.

How is the Westlake North 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.