Violent crime
2,290 per 100,000 residents, per year
159 reported in the last 12 months
+82% vs. Los Angeles (1,262)
Data through August 2026, Los Angeles Police Department
Crime in Little Armenia, Los Angeles
The violent crime rate in Little Armenia is 2,290 per 100,000 residents per year, 82% above Los Angeles as a whole (1,262). It ranks 12 of 132 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Aug 2026Property crime
3,630 per 100,000 residents, per year
252 reported in the last 12 months
+42% vs. Los Angeles (2,548)
All reported
6,007 per 100,000 residents, per year
417 reported in the last 12 months
+49% vs. Los Angeles (4,045)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 6,942 for Little Armenia. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.
Where Little Armenia sits in Los Angeles, and where incidents concentrate
rank 12 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.
Little Armenia is among the highest in the city: rank 12 of 132. Nearby in the ranking: Elysian Park (2,357), Faircrest Heights (2,306), West Vernon (2,224), Green Meadows (2,214).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0155XX W Sunset Blvd | 43 | 68 | 27% |
| 0213XX N Western Ave | 20 | 6 | 13% |
| 0354XX Fountain Ave | 12 | 6 | 8% |
| 04W Sunset Blvd & N Western Ave | 10 | 3 | 6% |
| 0554XX W Sunset Blvd | 8 | 10 | 5% |
| 0654XX Santa Monica Blvd | 8 | 5 | 5% |
| 0715XX Winona Blvd | 8 | 1 | 5% |
| 08N Western Ave & W Sunset Blvd | 7 | 2 | 4% |
| 0953XX Santa Monica Blvd | 6 | 13 | 4% |
| 1012XX N Ardmore Ave | 5 | 2 | 3% |
“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 80% of Little Armenia’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 Little Armenia |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 12 |
| Oct 2025 | 17 |
| Nov 2025 | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Feb 2026 | 16 |
| Mar 2026 | 15 |
| Apr 2026 | 11 |
| May 2026 | 13 |
| Jun 2026 | 16 |
| Jul 2026 | 14 |
| Aug 2026 | 12 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 158 | 2,276 | +82% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 14 | +85% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 191 | 2,751 | +55% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 33 | 475 | +33% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 28 | 403 | −4% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 3 | 43 | −42% |
| Drug offensesOther | 3 | 43 | −73% |
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
- 6,942 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Los Angeles, CA
- All neighborhoods
- Los Angeles neighborhoods by reported crime rate