Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Los Angeles are the safest before you move.
Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.
We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Los Angeles. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Los Angeles neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.
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Methodology: How we determined the safest Los Angeles hoods in 2026
You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.
Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Los Angeles.
To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:
- Total Crimes Per Capita
- Violent Crimes Per Capita
- Property Crimes Per Capita
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 83 in each category, where 1 was the safest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.
Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Los Angeles.” We’re lookin’ at you, Tujunga.
We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.
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Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in Los Angeles for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tujunga | |
| 2 | Toluca Lake | |
| 3 | Lincoln Heights | |
| 4 | Brentwood | |
| 5 | Sun Valley | |
| 6 | Jefferson Park | |
| 6 | Mount Washington | |
| 8 | Highland Park | |
| 9 | Westwood | |
| 10 | Tarzana | |
| 11 | Shadow Hills | |
| 12 | Portar Ranch | |
| 13 | Panorama City | |
| 14 | Mid Wilshire | |
| 15 | Bel Air | |
| 15 | West Hills | |
| 17 | Pacific Palisades | |
| 18 | Woodland Hills | |
| 19 | Playa Del Ray | |
| 20 | Granada Hills | |
| 20 | Atwater Village | |
| 22 | Glendale | |
| 23 | Mar Vista | |
| 24 | Pacoima | |
| 25 | Sylmar | |
| 26 | Lakeview Terrace | |
| 27 | Sunland | |
| 28 | Mission Hills | |
| 28 | Arleta | |
| 30 | Palms | |
| 31 | San Pedro | |
| 32 | El Sereno | |
| 33 | Chatsworth | |
| 34 | Encino | |
| 35 | Reseda | |
| 36 | Harbor City | |
| 36 | Harbor Gateway | |
| 38 | Central City East | |
| 39 | Glassell Park | |
| 39 | Los Feliz | |
| 41 | Hollywood Hills | |
| 42 | Boyle Heights | |
| 43 | Winnetka | |
| 44 | Silver Lake | |
| 45 | Century City | |
| 46 | Van Nuys | |
| 47 | Northridge | |
| 47 | West Adams | |
| 49 | Wilmington | |
| 50 | Sawtelle | |
| 51 | Studio City | |
| 52 | North Hills | |
| 53 | Hollywood | |
| 54 | Cypress Park | |
| 55 | Eagle Rock | |
| 56 | Watts | |
| 57 | New Downtown | |
| 58 | Chinatown | |
| 58 | Southeast Los Angeles | |
| 60 | Westlake | |
| 61 | Echo Park | |
| 62 | Central City | |
| 63 | Downtown | |
| 64 | Valley Village | |
| 65 | Mid City West | |
| 65 | Wholesale District-Skid Row | |
| 67 | Canoga Park | |
| 67 | Crenshaw | |
| 69 | Fashion District | |
| 70 | Venice | |
| 71 | Hyde Park | |
| 72 | Westchester | |
| 73 | Mid City | |
| 74 | West Los Angeles | |
| 75 | North Hollywood | |
| 76 | South Los Angeles | |
| 77 | Pico-Robertson | |
| 78 | Playa Vista | |
| 79 | Leiment Park | |
| 80 | Beverly Glen | |
| 81 | Montecito Heights | |
| 82 | Civic Center-Little Tokyo | |
| 83 | South Park |
Source: FBI UCR. All 83 Los Angeles neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Los Angeles
Looking at the data, you can tell that Tujunga is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Los Angeles are Tujunga, Toluca Lake, Lincoln Heights, Brentwood, Sun Valley, Jefferson Park, Mount Washington, Highland Park, Westwood, and Tarzana.
But as most California residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.
We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on California? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Los Angeles FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Los Angeles?
Tujunga is the safest neighborhood in Los Angeles for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Toluca Lake and Lincoln Heights are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Los Angeles?
The safest neighborhoods in Los Angeles are Tujunga, Toluca Lake, Lincoln Heights, Brentwood, Sun Valley, Jefferson Park, Mount Washington, Highland Park, Westwood, and Tarzana. We ranked all 83 neighborhoods in the city.
How do you measure neighborhood safety?
Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.
Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?
South Park posts the highest crime rate of the 83 Los Angeles neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Los Angeles ranking digs into that end of the list.
Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?
No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.
