Safety index · Los Angeles · data through August 2026
Is Wilshire Center Koreatown safe?
Wilshire Center Koreatown records a high level of reported crime for Los Angeles. Its SafeRoute safety index is 20 out of 100 — 31 points below the citywide median of 51, ranking 93rd of 99 LA neighborhoods — based on 6,329 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 Wilshire Center Koreatown against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (30% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
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
| Violent crime | 1,888 · 30% | |
| Burglary | 787 · 12% | |
| Other theft | 1,166 · 18% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 633 · 10% | |
| Public order | 585 · 9% | |
| Robbery | 242 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Wilshire Center Koreatown 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
- Rampart Village24/100 · High risk
- Greater Wilshire30/100 · Elevated
- MacArthur Park13/100 · High risk
- Pico Union27/100 · Elevated
- East Hollywood29/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Wilshire Center Koreatown safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 20/100). About 54% of severity-weighted incidents in Wilshire Center Koreatown 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 Wilshire Center Koreatown?
Violent crime — 1,888 of 6,329 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through August 2026.
How is the Wilshire Center Koreatown 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.