Is it okay to walk in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles?

Crime reported to the police, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

Very high for Los Angeles

Reported crime around the center of Historic Filipinotown is higher than in 97% of areas in Los Angeles, taking into account how many people are usually around. 524 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 Historic Filipinotown.

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By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of Los Angeles
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	Very high	higher than in 96% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	High	higher than in 94% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Very high	higher than in 97% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	High	higher than in 94% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): High, higher than in 95% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): Very high, higher than in 97% of areas.

Most reports here are from 10am–11am.

What gets reported here

Simple assault: 114 (22%)
Vehicle theft: 73 (14%)
Aggravated assault: 66 (13%)
Theft from vehicle: 64 (12%)
Vandalism: 50 (10%)

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

Around Historic Filipinotown

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

Westlake Very high
Angeleno Heights High
Echo Park High
Little Bangladesh High
Silver Lake Moderate
Virgil Village High
Sunset Junction Moderate
Bunker Hill Moderate

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.