Neighborhood overview
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
Recent police-feed safety data for Boyle Heights in Los Angeles, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Los Angeles police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Boyle Heights reports close to Los Angeles's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
1,098 / 100k local
vs Los Angeles 1,121 / 100k citywide (-2%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+189%)
Property
1,660 / 100k local
vs Los Angeles 2,072 / 100k citywide (-20%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-14%)
~85,841 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~84 days · newest report Sep 19, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~84-day data window with 545 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (370 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 10 week-over-week (48 this week, 38 the week before).
- · property reports down 9 week-over-week (32 this week, 41 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports flat week-over-week (6 this week, 6 the week before).
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.