Neighborhood overview
Northridge, Los Angeles
Recent police-feed safety data for Northridge 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
Northridge reports below Los Angeles's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
599 / 100k local
vs Los Angeles 1,121 / 100k citywide (-47%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+58%)
Property
1,565 / 100k local
vs Los Angeles 2,072 / 100k citywide (-24%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-19%)
~65,255 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 325 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (215 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (31% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (16 this week, 15 the week before).
- · property reports down 2 week-over-week (21 this week, 23 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 7 week-over-week (6 this week, 13 the week before).
- · Most reports in Northridge occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 31% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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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.