Violent crime
738 per 100,000 residents, per year
272 reported in the last 12 months
−41% vs. Los Angeles (1,262)
Data through August 2026, Los Angeles Police Department
The violent crime rate in Chatsworth is 738 per 100,000 residents per year, 41% below Los Angeles as a whole (1,262). It ranks 93 of 132 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
Violent crime
738 per 100,000 residents, per year
272 reported in the last 12 months
−41% vs. Los Angeles (1,262)
Property crime
1,536 per 100,000 residents, per year
566 reported in the last 12 months
−40% vs. Los Angeles (2,548)
All reported
2,587 per 100,000 residents, per year
953 reported in the last 12 months
−36% vs. Los Angeles (4,045)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 36,838 for Chatsworth. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.
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.
Chatsworth is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 93 of 132. Nearby in the ranking: Sylmar (763), Hancock Park (753), South Carthay (723), Glassell Park (718).
| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01213XX Devonshire St | 13 | 3 | 5% |
| 02215XX Lassen St | 12 | 2 | 4% |
| 03210XX Plummer St | 11 | 1 | 4% |
| 04209XX Devonshire St | 8 | 5 | 3% |
| 05101XX De Soto Ave | 7 | 1 | 3% |
| 0699XX Lurline Ave | 6 | 6 | 2% |
| 0792XX Winnetka Ave | 6 | 4 | 2% |
| 08Devonshire St & Canoga Ave | 6 | 3 | 2% |
| 09214XX Devonshire St | 5 | 7 | 2% |
| 10216XX Devonshire St | 5 | 5 | 2% |
“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 10 account for 29% of Chatsworth’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
| Month | Violent crimes in Chatsworth |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 17 |
| Oct 2025 | 20 |
| Nov 2025 | 21 |
| Dec 2025 | 21 |
| Jan 2026 | 22 |
| Feb 2026 | 28 |
| Mar 2026 | 22 |
| Apr 2026 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 21 |
| Jun 2026 | 24 |
| Jul 2026 | 32 |
| Aug 2026 | 23 |
In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Chatsworth happened between 1 pm and 10 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Violent crime busiest hour 9 pm
Property crime busiest hour 5 pm
Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by Los Angeles Police Department; 1% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 am | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 am | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 9 am | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 10 am | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 11 am | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 pm | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 1 pm | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 pm | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 3 pm | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 4 pm | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 5 pm | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 6 pm | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 7 pm | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 8 pm | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 9 pm | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| 10 pm | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 11 pm | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 am | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 1 am | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 am | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 am | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 am | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 am | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total with a known time | 90 | 214 | 304 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 am | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 am | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| 9 am | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 10 am | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 11 am | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 12 pm | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 1 pm | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 pm | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 pm | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 4 pm | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| 5 pm | 13 | 22 | 35 |
| 6 pm | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 7 pm | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 8 pm | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 9 pm | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 10 pm | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 11 pm | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 am | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 1 am | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2 am | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 am | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 4 am | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 5 am | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Total with a known time | 187 | 334 | 521 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 270 | 733 | −42% |
| HomicideViolent | 2 | 5.4 | −30% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 417 | 1,132 | −36% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 86 | 233 | −44% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 63 | 171 | −52% |
| Drug offensesOther | 109 | 296 | +84% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 6 | 16 | −78% |