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Safety index · Los Angeles · data through October 2026

Is Westwood, Los Angeles safe?

Westwood shows a typical level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 65 out of 100 — 14 points above the citywide median of 51, ranking 27th of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 1,079 incidents reported to the LAPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through October 2026).

65/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Westwood — higher is safer. 27th of 99 LA neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH OCTOBER 2026

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Los Angeles — a typical Los Angeles neighborhood sits near 51. It ranks Westwood 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 32% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 15% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Westholme AvenueHilgard Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center1,079 incidents reported within 1 km of the Westwood center (500 shown) · LAPD data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
348 · 32%
Violent crime
177 · 16%
Burglary
162 · 15%
Criminal damage & arson
89 · 8%
Shoplifting
82 · 8%
Public order
74 · 7%

When it happens

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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 Westwood 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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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Westwood safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 65/100). About 41% of severity-weighted incidents in 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 Westwood?

Other theft — 348 of 1,079 incidents (32%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through October 2026.

How is the 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. The scale is calibrated within Los Angeles, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.