Neighborhood overview
Westwood, Los Angeles
Recent police-feed safety data for Westwood 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
Westwood reports lower per-capita rates than Los Angeles citywide.
Violent (persons)
221 / 100k local
vs Los Angeles 1,121 / 100k citywide (-80%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-42%)
Property
874 / 100k local
vs Los Angeles 2,072 / 100k citywide (-58%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-55%)
~55,164 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 139 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (87 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (32% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 2 week-over-week (7 this week, 9 the week before).
- · property reports down 2 week-over-week (11 this week, 13 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 0 the week before).
- · Most reports in Westwood occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 32% 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.