Violent crime
499 per 100,000 residents, per year
157 reported in the last 12 months
−60% vs. Los Angeles (1,262)
Data through August 2026, Los Angeles Police Department
Crime in Arleta, Los Angeles
The violent crime rate in Arleta is 499 per 100,000 residents per year, 60% below Los Angeles as a whole (1,262). It ranks 112 of 132 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Aug 2026Property crime
957 per 100,000 residents, per year
301 reported in the last 12 months
−62% vs. Los Angeles (2,548)
All reported
1,529 per 100,000 residents, per year
481 reported in the last 12 months
−62% vs. Los Angeles (4,045)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 31,465 for Arleta. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.
Where Arleta sits in Los Angeles, and where incidents concentrate
rank 112 of 132Loading map…
1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Arleta is among the lowest in the city: rank 112 of 132. Nearby in the ranking: Mar Vista (508), Sunland (506), West Hills (491), Palms (491).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01142XX Van Nuys Blvd | 8 | 1 | 5% |
| 02140XX Van Nuys Blvd | 6 | 3 | 4% |
“Block” is the hundred-block LAPD publishes for each incident (for example 7XX S Figueroa St), never an exact address. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 2 account for 9% of Arleta’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Sep 2025 to Aug 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Arleta |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 11 |
| Oct 2025 | 15 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 |
| Dec 2025 | 14 |
| Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Feb 2026 | 13 |
| Mar 2026 | 16 |
| Apr 2026 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 15 |
| Jul 2026 | 15 |
| Aug 2026 | 17 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 156 | 496 | −60% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 3.2 | −59% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 184 | 585 | −67% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 77 | 245 | −42% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 40 | 127 | −64% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 13 | 41 | −45% |
| Drug offensesOther | 10 | 32 | −80% |
Source and dates
k7nn-b2ep- Source
- Los Angeles Police Department, via Los Angeles Open Data (dataset k7nn-b2ep), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 31,465 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Los Angeles, CA
- All neighborhoods
- Los Angeles neighborhoods by reported crime rate