Is it okay to walk in Arts District, Los Angeles?

Crime reported to the police, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

Very high for Los Angeles

Reported crime around the center of Arts District is among the highest 1% of areas in Los Angeles, taking into account how many people are usually around. 410 incidents were reported here in these 12 months.

“Here” is the area of about 0.7 km² (0.3 square miles) around the center of Arts District.

See Arts District on the map

The map shows every block, by day and at night, and gives walking directions that avoid high-crime areas.

By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of Los Angeles
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	High	higher than in 93% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): Very high, higher than in 96% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): Very high, among the highest 1% of areas.

Most reports here are from 6pm–7pm.

What gets reported here

Theft from vehicle: 147 (36%)
Simple assault: 59 (14%)
Vehicle theft: 43 (10%)
Theft: 38 (9%)
Vandalism: 35 (9%)

Following the city-wide trend over the last 6 months.

Around Arts District

The areas right next to it range from high to very high.

Skid Row Very high
Little Tokyo Very high
Toy District Very high
Gallery Row Very high
Mariachi Plaza High
Historic Core Very high
Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument High
Downtown Very high

How to read this

It shows crime reported to the police. Many crimes are never reported.
Levels compare areas within Los Angeles. The same level in another city does not mean the same.
It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about any person or building.
Please do not use it for decisions about housing, lending, insurance or employment.