Los Angeles, California · Neighborhood crime trends

Los Angeles Northeast LA and Eastside

Name: Crimes per 1,000 residents by neighborhood, Northeast LA and Eastside, Q1 2022 to Q2 2026
Creator: CrimesLog

10 neighborhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighborhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2022

Los Angeles as a whole averaged 14.4 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while Northeast LA and Eastside averaged 10.3, hence it is generally safer when all crimes are considered.

How do the 10 neighborhoods of Northeast LA and Eastside compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 3,141 crimes across them, 10.3 for every 1,000 residents. That is 3.7% below a year earlier and 2.7% below Q1 2022, the first quarter we track.

Mount Washington has the lowest rate of the everyday neighborhoods (5.5 per 1,000), followed by Montecito Heights (6.1) and El Sereno (7.2). Cypress Park has the highest (21.3).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 10 LOS ANGELES NORTHEAST LA AND EASTSIDE NEIGHBORHOODs race across 18 quarter periods from Q1 2022 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against Los Angeles's average.

Neighborhood boundaries are defined by Mapping L.A. (Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0) and simplified by CrimesLog.

A little history

Northeast LA and Eastside in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is the most populous city in California and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. Its northeast neighborhoods include Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Glassell Park and Mount Washington, while Eastside neighborhoods such as Boyle Heights, El Sereno and Lincoln Heights lie east of the Los Angeles River.

Notable neighborhoods in Northeast LA and Eastside include:

Eagle Rock and Mount Washington. Eagle Rock is named after a large boulder whose shadow resembles an eagle. It was once part of Rancho San Rafael, was incorporated as a city in 1911, and was annexed by Los Angeles in 1923. Mount Washington, founded in 1909, sits in the Repetto Hills and includes the Southwest Museum and Eldred Street, one of the three steepest streets in the United States.

Lincoln Heights and Boyle Heights. Lincoln Heights is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods. It was called "East Los Angeles" from 1873 to 1917 and was once nicknamed "the Bedroom of the Pueblo." Nearby Boyle Heights, also east of the Los Angeles River, is home to Mariachi Plaza and the annual Día de los Muertos celebrations.

Lowest rate (everyday)

Mount Washington

5.5 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026

Highest rate

Cypress Park

21.3 per 1,000, Q2 2026

Whole area, Q2 2026

10.3 per 1,000

3.7% below a year earlier · down

2.7% below Q1 2022

Compared

10 neighborhoods

305,375 residents · 18 quarters

Los Angeles Northeast LA and Eastside neighborhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2022 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighborhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

Crime categories

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Residence at 3537 Griffin Avenue 2015-04-12, Montecito Heights — **Montecito Heights** · Residence at 3537 Griffin Avenue 2015-04-12
Photo: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

LA Metro Highland Park Station Platform, January 2024, Highland Park — **Highland Park** · LA Metro Highland Park Station Platform, January 2024
Photo: OrdinaryScarlett, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Boyce Avenue, Los Angeles, Atwater Village — **Atwater Village** · Boyce Avenue, Los Angeles
Photo: Alexis Doine, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

First Street Bridge. Downtown Los Angeles, CA. Looking West., Boyle Heights — **Boyle Heights** · First Street Bridge. Downtown Los Angeles, CA. Looking West.
Photo: Robert Barlow, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

LAFD Station - 1, Lincoln Heights — **Lincoln Heights** · LAFD Station - 1
Photo: Manafan5 (talk), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

VanAndel Azor Bakfiets Cargo Bikes at Flying Pigeon LA Bike Shop, Cypress Park — **Cypress Park** · VanAndel Azor Bakfiets Cargo Bikes at Flying Pigeon LA Bike Shop
Photo: Umberto Brayj, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Heritage Square Leaves, Montecito Heights — **Montecito Heights** · Heritage Square Leaves
Photo: Sgerbic, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

How neighborhoods moved each quarter

2022

Whole-area crime rate 10.6 to 11.7 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2022).

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2023

Whole-area crime rate 10.4 to 11.4 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2023).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved down Glassell Park 5th→9th (Q1) moved up Glassell Park 9th→4th (Q2)

2024

Whole-area crime rate 10.7 to 11.5 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2024).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved down Montecito Heights 2nd→6th (Q2) moved up Montecito Heights 6th→2nd (Q3)

2025

Whole-area crime rate 10.1 to 11.0 per 1,000 (high: Q1 2025).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved down Montecito Heights 2nd→6th (Q3) moved up Montecito Heights 6th→2nd (Q4)

2026

Whole-area crime rate 10.0 to 10.3 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2026). 2 quarters so far.

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: property incidents were 35% (1,103), violent incidents were 26% (816), vehicle crimes were 23% (707) and public order incidents were 15% (471).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighborhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Read category comparisons with care. A category that jumps while the total hardly moves looks like a change in how offences are classified, not in what happened: Q2 2024: violent up 30% while the total moved 5%. The whole-area rate is the steadier guide.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

No place is left out: every neighborhood in this race has residents to count.

The 10 neighborhoods on the map

Northeast LA and Eastside is made of 10 neighborhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are the neighborhoods of Mapping L.A. (Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0), grouped into five areas of the city by CrimesLog: 305,375 residents between them.

Atwater Village
Boyle Heights
Cypress Park
Eagle Rock
El Sereno
Glassell Park
Highland Park
Lincoln Heights
Montecito Heights
Mount Washington

All 10 neighborhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2022.
#	Neighborhood	Residents	All	Violent	Property	Vehicle	Public order	Rate vs Q1 2022	Places gained
1	Mount Washington	13,401	5.5	0.8	2.6	1.4	0.7	4%	–
2	Montecito Heights	15,644	6.1	1.7	1.7	2.4	0.3	14%	–
3	El Sereno	38,388	7.2	1.9	2.4	1.3	1.5	10%	1
4	Eagle Rock	33,223	7.3	1.1	3.5	2.0	0.6	0%	1
5	Highland Park	49,021	7.9	2.1	2.7	1.9	1.1	5%	–
6	Atwater Village	13,803	9.3	1.3	5.1	2.2	0.7	18%	1
7	Glassell Park	21,046	9.4	2.7	3.0	1.9	1.8	26%	1
8	Boyle Heights	86,605	13.9	4.1	4.2	3.1	2.3	4%	1
9	Lincoln Heights	26,769	14.0	3.6	6.1	2.6	1.3	29%	3
10	Cypress Park	7,475	21.3	5.1	6.0	3.3	6.4	38%	–

Photographs

28 photographs of the 10 neighborhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 28 photographs and their credits

Montecito Heights · Residence at 3537 Griffin Avenue 2015-04-12. Photo: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
El Sereno · California State University, Los Angeles South Village Student Housing Residential Hall. Photo: AE2025, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Highland Park · LA Metro Highland Park Station Platform, January 2024. Photo: OrdinaryScarlett, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Atwater Village · Boyce Avenue, Los Angeles. Photo: Alexis Doine, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Boyle Heights · First Street Bridge. Downtown Los Angeles, CA. Looking West.. Photo: Robert Barlow, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln Heights · LAFD Station - 1. Photo: Manafan5 (talk), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Cypress Park · VanAndel Azor Bakfiets Cargo Bikes at Flying Pigeon LA Bike Shop. Photo: Umberto Brayj, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Montecito Heights · Heritage Square Leaves. Photo: Sgerbic, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Highland Park · Exterior View of the Garvanza School in Garvanza (Later Highland Park), Los Angeles, 1910 (CHS-2168). Photo: Fæ, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Atwater Village · Brunswick Avenue, Los Angeles. Photo: Alexis Doine, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Boyle Heights · Santa Cecilia - Comida Mexicana. Photo: joey zanotti, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln Heights · Young-Gribling Residence 3320 N. Griffin Avenue 2015-04-12. Photo: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Montecito Heights · Sunrise on Fire Day. Photo: rubelcastle, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Highland Park · Bicycle Doctor Highland Park Los Angeles. Photo: Wha'ppen, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Atwater Village · House of Faith Church, Los Angeles, August 2024. Photo: Alexis Doine, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Boyle Heights · Mariachi Plaza at E First and Boyle. Photo: Northwalker, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln Heights · Bust of Lázaro Cárdenas (Los Angeles). Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Highland Park · 04.07.2017 | Highland Park (Los Angeles), CA. Photo: purity9090, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Atwater Village · Atwater Village Library (July 2024). Photo: Alexis Doine, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Boyle Heights · Exterior View of Saint Mary's Church in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Between 1880-1915 (CHS-5125). Photo: Fæ, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Atwater Village · Cristo Rey Catholic Church, Los Angeles. Photo: Alexis Doine, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Atwater Village · Cristo Rey Catholic Church, Los Angeles, August 2024. Photo: Alexis Doine, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Atwater Village · Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Los Angeles, July 2024. Photo: Alexis Doine, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Atwater Village · Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Los Angeles. Photo: Alexis Doine, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Atwater Village · Los Feliz Boulevard (Los Angeles) July 2024. Photo: Alexis Doine, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Atwater Village · Los Feliz Boulevard (Los Angeles) by Night, July 2024. Photo: Alexis Doine, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Atwater Village · Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles. Photo: Alexis Doine, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Atwater Village · Restaurant Tam O'Shanter Inn, July 2024. Photo: Alexis Doine, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data published by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) through the City of Los Angeles Open Data Portal (data.lacity.org), containing public sector information released under the Los Angeles Open Data Portal Terms of Use.

Population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (public domain).

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Neighborhood boundaries are defined by Mapping L.A. (Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0), grouped into five areas of the city by CrimesLog and simplified by CrimesLog. The photographs are credited under each picture.

Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighborhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighborhood.

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