Is Downtown Los Angeles Safe? Crime & Safety Data

In the 12 months of data through Oct 17, 2026, 15,189 crimes were reported in Downtown Los Angeles — about 258.7 per 1,000 residents per year, above the citywide rate of 47.8.

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By the numbers · Downtown Los Angeles

15,189

Crimes (12 mo)

+442%vs city rate (258.7 vs 47.8 per 1k)

Crime is compared per resident (rate); counts are totals for the area. Other figures are compared to the average Los Angeles neighborhood.

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Breakdown · Downtown Los Angeles

Most common crimes in Downtown Los Angeles

Simple Assault
2,278
Theft From Motor Vehicle
1,794
Other Larceny
1,616
Aggravated Assault
1,522
Vandalism
1,337
Other
6,642

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Simple Assault2,278
Theft From Motor Vehicle1,794
Other Larceny1,616
Aggravated Assault

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How much crime is there in Downtown Los Angeles?

In the 12 months of data through Oct 17, 2026, 15,189 crimes were reported in Downtown Los Angeles — about 258.7 per 1,000 residents per year, above the citywide rate of 47.8.

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Crimes cover the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (the boundary outlined on the map), in the 12 months of data through Oct 17, 2026. Crime is compared per resident (rate), so a large, busy area can have a high total but an average or below-average rate. Source: City of Los Angeles open data. LAPD rounds each offense to its hundred block (about 100 meters), so an offense on a street shared by two Neighborhood Councils can be counted on either side of the outline. LAPD’s public data places each offense on its hundred block, not at an exact address, and offenses appear a week or two after they occur. It covers only what LAPD handles: the Port of Los Angeles (Port Police), the UCLA, CSUN, Cal State LA and Occidental College campuses (campus police), the West Los Angeles VA grounds, LAUSD school police and freeways (CHP) are policed by other agencies, some airport and transit incidents are handled by other agencies, and the independent cities around and inside Los Angeles (Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Culver City, Santa Monica and others) are not included. Open data updates on a delay, so the most recent records may be incomplete. For general information only — not legal, financial, or real-estate advice.