Violent crime
596 per 100,000 residents, per year
127 reported in the last 12 months
−53% vs. Los Angeles (1,262)
Data through August 2026, Los Angeles Police Department
Crime in Mount Washington, Los Angeles
The violent crime rate in Mount Washington is 596 per 100,000 residents per year, 53% below Los Angeles as a whole (1,262). It ranks 107 of 132 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Aug 2026Property crime
1,004 per 100,000 residents, per year
214 reported in the last 12 months
−61% vs. Los Angeles (2,548)
All reported
1,740 per 100,000 residents, per year
371 reported in the last 12 months
−57% vs. Los Angeles (4,045)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 21,324 for Mount Washington. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.
Where Mount Washington sits in Los Angeles, and where incidents concentrate
rank 107 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.
Mount Washington is among the lowest in the city: rank 107 of 132. Nearby in the ranking: El Sereno (624), Atwater Village (623), Silver Lake (584), Granada Hills (546).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0145XX N Figueroa St | 9 | 6 | 7% |
| 0232XX Pasadena Ave | 9 | 1 | 7% |
| 0347XX N Figueroa St | 5 | 0 | 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 3 account for 18% of Mount Washington’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 Mount Washington |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 8 |
| Oct 2025 | 11 |
| Nov 2025 | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 12 |
| Jan 2026 | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 18 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 16 |
| Jul 2026 | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 15 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 126 | 591 | −53% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 4.7 | −40% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 121 | 567 | −68% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 54 | 253 | −40% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 39 | 183 | −49% |
| Drug offensesOther | 17 | 80 | −50% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 13 | 61 | −18% |
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
- 21,324 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Los Angeles, CA
- All neighborhoods
- Los Angeles neighborhoods by reported crime rate