Is it okay to walk in Westlake, Los Angeles?

Crime reported to the police, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

Very high for Los Angeles

Reported crime around the center of Westlake is among the highest 1% of areas in Los Angeles, taking into account how many people are usually around. 1,894 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 Westlake.

See Westlake 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	High	higher than in 91% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	High	higher than in 87% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas

Day and night

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

Most reports here are from 2pm–3pm.

What gets reported here

Drug offense: 607 (32%)
Public order: 269 (14%)
Simple assault: 257 (14%)
Aggravated assault: 197 (10%)
Robbery: 138 (7%)

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

Around Westlake

The areas right next to it range from high to 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.