Neighborhood overview
Sylmar, Los Angeles
Recent police-feed safety data for Sylmar 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
Sylmar reports below Los Angeles's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
664 / 100k local
vs Los Angeles 1,121 / 100k citywide (-41%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+75%)
Property
1,002 / 100k local
vs Los Angeles 2,072 / 100k citywide (-52%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-48%)
~79,820 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 306 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (212 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (30% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 6 week-over-week (21 this week, 15 the week before).
- · property reports up 18 week-over-week (35 this week, 17 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 1 week-over-week (2 this week, 3 the week before).
- · Most reports in Sylmar occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 30% 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.