Crime in Westwood, Los Angeles

About 90,765 people work in Westwood, 1.6 times its 56,962 residents (Census jobs data, 2023). The rates divide by residents only, so they run high here: most people in Westwood on a weekday live somewhere else. The counts, and how they change from year to year, say more than the rate.

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 56,962 for Westwood. 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.

Westwood is among the lowest in the city: rank 126 of 132. Nearby in the ranking: Porter Ranch (356), Cheviot Hills (323), Beverlywood (277), Beverly Crest (277).

“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 17% of Westwood’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.