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Registered Sex Offenders
Los Angeles County


At a point-in-time count in June 2026, Los Angeles County reported 13,865 persons registered as resident sex-offenders (14,034 in 2025; 14,212 in 2023; 14,252 in 2021; 13,660 in 2019; 12,754 in 2017; 12,637 in 2015; 11,358 in 2013). The following figures are taken from the Public Megan's Law Database and show the number of registrants in each community. Not all registrants are numbered below, due to some registrants being transient, deported or simply unlocated. The number of registrants by zip code within the city of Los Angeles did not necessarily equal the sum of registrants for the entire city. Numbers change due to the addition of new registered residents, some who change residence, become incarcerated or deceased, or disappear. California Penal Code § 290.46 mandates the posting categories and who can be disclosed on the public web site. This statute also specifies that certain registrants can apply to be excluded from public disclosure on the site.


In 2026, Los Angeles County had a ratio of about one registered sex-offender for every 710 residents. This, however, was not the worst ratio in any of California's urban counties. Despite lower numbers of registrants, the counties of Orange, San Diego, and Ventura in Southern California, as well as Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and Santa Cruz in Northern California, each had worse ratios. Within Los Angeles County, the most economically-challenged neighborhoods were more likely to have higher concentrations of sex-offenders, such as in Downtown L.A., South L.A., and the Antelope Valley.



Point-in-Time Number of Registered Sex Offenders by Community and Year

City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Acton 6 7 7 9 8 9 8
Agoura 0 1 1 1 3 3 2
Agoura Hills 6 7 2 6 3 3 2
Agua Dulce 2 2 8 ---* ---* ---* ---*
Alhambra 57 58 50 56 63 72 60
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Altadena 20 20 29 28 30 32 32
Arcadia 29 29 22 21 20 15 16
Artesia 15 17 18 21 21 19 19
Avalon 3 3 4 2 2 2 2
Avocado Heights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Azusa 81 83 85 86 73 70 74
Baldwin Park 66 67 82 70 62 60 46
Bassett 13 13 13 13 14 18 14
Bell 37 37 34 26 28 29 27
Bell Gardens 49 51 58 53 48 54 39
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Bellflower 90 83 104 89 83 85 89
Beverly Hills 9 8 7 7 7 7 6
Burbank 51 50 58 48 51 53 48
Calabasas 3 4 4 5 6 5 4
Carson 97 96 110 115 98 97 99
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Castaic 15 15 11 10 12 11 9
Cerritos 18 19 18 21 21 19 17
Claremont 14 15 13 11 10 9 6
Commerce 5 4 8 10 10 10 7
Compton 229 237 236 243 258 260 240
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Covina 82 77 84 83 76 82 76
Cudahy 17 17 14 17 20 16 13
Culver City 15 17 22 21 24 27 27
Diamond Bar 21 21 28 26 24 27 19
Downey 104 101 105 106 107 111 101
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Duarte 26 28 23 26 22 24 22
East Los Angeles 37 38 40 45 44 34 ---
East Rancho Dominguez 2 3 3 2 ---* ---* ---*
El Monte 182 182 183 162 ---* ---* ---*
El Segundo 8 8 10 10 10 8 5
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Elizabeth Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gardena 92 111 119 119 133 133 138
Glendale 71 61 65 55 74 72 69
Glendora 35 42 42 42 43 45 44
Hacienda Heights 34 31 32 36 26 29 23
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Hawaiian Gardens 11 11 12 13 11 10 9
Hawthorne 96 96 86 88 90 83 86
Hermosa Beach 5 5 5 6 9 8 7
Huntington Park 90 91 103 110 93 86 82
Inglewood 224 218 232 214 220 224 223
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Irwindale 2 2 3 3 3 2 1
La Cañada Flintridge 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
La Crescenta-Montrose 12 11 14 11 10 11 ---
La Habra Heights 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
La Mirada 26 25 25 32 32 32 33
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
La Puente 92 89 102 128 132 122 117
La Verne 27 27 28 26 22 17 18
Ladera Heights 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Lake Hughes 4 3 5 5 3 3 3
Lake Los Angeles 8 8 7 ---* ---* ---* ---*
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Lakewood 60 59 58 63 62 61 64
Lancaster 389 395 422 414 413 434 402
Lawndale 30 31 34 36 29 34 35
Lennox 12 8 7 11 9 10 8
Littlerock 23 24 28 37 32 31 30
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Llano 9 11 9 11 11 6 10
Lomita 17 23 28 28 28 25 25
Long Beach 749 748 795 767 830 809 838
Los Angeles, City of (Overall City) 3,950 4,072 4,438 4034 4,147 3,898 4,404
90001 - Los Angeles (South Los Angeles), Florence-Graham 95 109 120 120 101 81 71
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90002 - Los Angeles (Watts) 121 122 157 132 106 103 97
90003 - Los Angeles (South Los Angeles/Broadway Manchester) 287 296 317 263 245 220 178
90004 - Los Angeles (Rampart Village, Virgil Village, Wilshire Center) 53 57 50 42 44 44 36
90005 - Los Angeles (Wilshire Center) 45 47 46 45 34 30 28
90006 - Los Angeles (Byzantine-Latino Quarter, Harvard Heights, Koreatown) 88 79 87 70 71 73 62
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90007 - Los Angeles (Univerity Park) 89 87 86 80 74 78 62
90008 - Los Angeles (Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw, Leimert Park) 83 89 81 60 58 56 57
90010 - Los Angeles (Wilshire Center) 0 0 4 3 4 2 1
90011 - Los Angeles (Southeast Los Angeles) 175 189 227 211 184 176 154
90012 - Los Angeles (Downtown Central, Chinatown) 42 41 37 34 31 29 28
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90013 - Los Angeles (Downtown Central) 151 155 208 216 244 206 172
90014 - Los Angeles (Downtown East) 79 81 97 87 99 100 94
90015 - Los Angeles (Dowtown South) 46 41 84 66 75 69 41
90016 - Los Angeles (West Adams) 73 76 85 73 66 71 76
90017 - Los Angeles (Downtown West) 57 57 55 57 55 52 55
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90018 - Los Angeles (Jefferson Park, Leimert Park) 108 98 105 105 105 93 95
90019 - Los Angeles (Arlington Heights, Mid-City) 64 76 84 72 70 68 75
90020 - Los Angeles (Western Wilton, Wilshire Center, Windsor Square) 46 44 45 44 43 37 33
90021 - Los Angeles (Downtown Southeast) 45 50 62 12 38 48 39
90023 - Los Angeles (Boyle Heights) 57 57 61 61 59 57 52
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90024 - Los Angeles (West Los Angeles) 5 7 9 9 10 10 7
90025 - Los Angeles (West Los Angeles) 15 15 17 18 14 14 11
90026 - Los Angeles (Echo Park, Silver Lake) 58 62 73 65 68 68 68
90027 - Los Angeles (Griffith Park, Los Feliz) 31 29 36 27 24 25 24
90028 - Los Angeles (Hollywood) 35 43 42 32 29 26 18
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90029 - Los Angeles (East Hollywood) 36 40 36 31 29 30 29
90031 - Los Angeles (Lincoln Heights, Montecito Heights) 39 45 55 48 41 37 43
90032 - Los Angeles (El Sereno, University Heights) 46 43 65 56 50 47 46
90033 - Los Angeles (Boyle Heights) 64 63 72 71 68 67 63
90034 - Los Angeles (Palms) 21 22 27 32 30 26 27
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90035 - Los Angeles (Pico-Robertson, Beverlywood) 14 16 16 15 13 14 10
90036 - Los Angeles (Farmers Market, Miracle Mile,Wilshire-La Brea) 8 8 12 10 8 8 9
90037 - Los Angeles (South Los Angeles) 254 247 288 241 233 218 182
90038 - Los Angeles (Hollywood) 23 26 28 21 17 19 16
90039 - Los Angeles (Atwater Village, Elysian Valley,Silver Lake) 18 17 20 19 16 18 17
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90041 - Los Angeles (Eagle Rock) 16 16 18 17 17 17 18
90042 - Los Angeles (Highland Park) 58 63 57 66 65 70 69
90043 - Los Angeles (Hyde Park, View Park, Windsor Hills) 98 106 106 99 107 115 98
90044 - Los Angeles (South Los Angeles), Athens 262 280 270 244 254 242 250
90045 - Los Angeles (Westchester) 17 18 17 21 19 24 20
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90046 - Los Angeles (Mount Olympus), West Hollywood 18 20 23 20 19 20 22
90047 - Los Angeles (South Los Angeles) 138 139 162 143 131 114 125
90048 - Los Angeles (West Beverly), West Hollywood 5 5 5 8 7 6 7
90049 - Los Angeles (Bel Air Estates, Brentwood) 3 3 3 5 5 7 5
90057 - Los Angeles (Westlake) 69 79 74 71 72 66 68
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90058 - Los Angeles (Southeast Los Angeles), Vernon 23 19 15 17 15 17 15
90059 - Los Angeles (Watts), Willowbrook 65 71 90 98 81 61 60
90061 - Los Angeles (South Los Angeles) 189 191 165 93 71 76 72
90062 - Los Angeles (South Los Angeles) 104 109 119 90 100 93 79
90063 - Los Angeles (Boyle Heights), City Terrace 57 60 68 63 65 60 64
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90064 - Los Angeles (Cheviot Hills, Rancho Park) 13 10 12 9 7 9 6
90065 - Los Angeles (Cypress Park, Glassell Park,Mount Washington) 50 53 58 57 65 51 54
90066 - Los Angeles (Mar Vista), Culver City 24 25 25 30 31 29 26
90067 - Los Angeles (Century City) 1 1 2 1 1 3 2
90068 - Los Angeles (Hollywood), West Hollywood 10 14 12 11 8 10 9
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90069 - Los Angeles (Hollywood), West Hollywood 9 8 8 11 10 10 11
90071 - Los Angeles (Downtown Financial District, Bunker Hill) 0 0 4 7 0 0 1
90077 - Los Angeles (Bel Air Estates, Beverly Glen) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
90089 - Los Angeles (University of Southern California) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
90094 - Los Angeles (Playa Vista) 4 4 4 4 4 3 2
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90095 - Los Angeles (University of California, Los Angeles) 0 0 4 4 2 1 0
90291 - Los Angeles (Venice) 8 11 14 16 10 9 12
90293 - Los Angeles (Playa Del Rey) 6 6 5 3 4 4 5
90710 - Los Angeles (Harbor City) 23 25 25 22 23 23 15
90731 - Los Angeles (San Pedro) 68 68 88 87 87 90 73
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
90744 - Los Angeles (Wilmington) 64 109 85 92 88 103 113
91040 - Los Angeles (Shadow Hills, Sunland) 17 14 15 20 16 15 19
91042 - Los Angeles (Tujunga) 16 0 17 19 20 20 21
91303 - Los Angeles (Canoga Park) 20 22 25 15 13 23 16
91304 - Los Angeles (Canoga Park, West Hills) 44 41 37 36 31 30 30
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
91306 - Los Angeles (Winnetka) 32 40 32 35 34 34 41
91307 - Los Angeles (West Hills) 15 14 11 8 9 10 7
91311 - Los Angeles (Chatsworth) 36 35 38 31 37 39 33
91316 - Los Angeles (Encino) 13 13 12 10 11 10 10
91324 - Los Angeles (Northridge) 18 18 24 30 34 19 13
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
91325 - Los Angeles (Northridge) 31 28 23 28 19 20 19
91326 - Los Angeles (Porter Ranch) 9 8 8 9 6 8 7
91330 - Los Angeles (California State University, Northridge) 0 0 5 3 8 9 0
91331 - Los Angeles (Arleta, Pacoima) 76 85 94 87 94 81 84
91335 - Los Angeles (Reseda) 71 61 71 63 60 57 45
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
91342 - Los Angeles (Lake View Terrace, Sylmar) 83 89 109 112 98 91 110
91343 - Los Angeles (North Hills) 33 32 44 45 51 51 50
91344 - Los Angeles (Granada Hills) 36 36 34 32 27 29 29
91345 - Los Angeles (Mission Hills) 14 16 20 21 21 22 20
91352 - Los Angeles (La Tuna Canyon, Sun Valley) 45 44 48 39 35 32 43
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
91356 - Los Angeles (Tarzana) 19 17 21 21 18 19 18
91364 - Los Angeles (Woodland Hills) 9 11 13 11 7 8 6
91367 - Los Angeles (Woodland Hills) 15 16 18 18 18 16 15
91401 - Los Angeles (Van Nuys) 26 27 33 28 35 37 31
91402 - Los Angeles (Panorama City) 57 57 66 50 52 50 47
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
91403 - Los Angeles (Sherman Oaks) 11 13 11 10 7 7 6
91405 - Los Angeles (Van Nuys) 54 61 69 60 62 70 65
91406 - Los Angeles (Lake Balboa, Van Nuys) 88 86 72 71 76 69 53
91411 - Los Angeles (Van Nuys) 19 21 21 21 14 25 17
91423 - Los Angeles (Sherman Oaks) 10 11 12 12 9 8 6
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
91436 - Los Angeles (Encino) 3 5 3 1 1 1 1
91601 - Los Angeles (North Hollywood) 45 48 30 34 36 37 34
91602 - Los Angeles (North Hollywood, Toluca Lake) 10 9 9 9 10 10 11
91604 - Los Angeles (Studio City) 10 11 14 16 9 7 9
91605 - Los Angeles (North Hollywood) 46 42 51 43 44 43 45
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
91606 - Los Angeles (North Hollywood) 32 30 35 42 43 43 38
91607 - Los Angeles (Valley Village) 26 19 27 29 27 24 26
Lynwood 68 71 81 76 79 78 68
Malibu 3 3 4 4 3 3 2
Manhattan Beach 7 7 8 5 4 4 6
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Marina del Rey 7 8 9 6 8 7 9
Maywood 35 35 35 29 31 30 29
Monrovia 19 20 15 20 27 31 27
Montebello 52 55 60 71 73 70 63
Monterey Park 26 26 28 28 28 31 33
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Norwalk 135 139 140 128 146 141 131
Palmdale 192 193 197 198 220 198 199
Palos Verdes Estates 1 1 2 2 3 3 3
Paramount 48 48 49 54 55 57 51
Pasadena 84 81 95 115 128 131 109
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Pearblossom 6 8 4 6 6 6 5
Pico Rivera 76 72 79 82 85 76 76
Pomona 186 191 220 239 272 279 229
Quartz Hill 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Rancho Dominguez 8 8 8 9 6 8 8
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Rancho Palos Verdes 7 7 8 7 7 7 7
Redondo Beach 32 32 36 28 31 36 35
Rolling Hills 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rolling Hills Estates 2 2 2 3 3 3 2
Rosemead 47 45 58 53 48 57 58
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Rowland Heights 27 29 31 34 27 29 33
San Dimas 22 24 24 25 24 25 24
San Fernando 40 41 41 45 49 43 39
San Gabriel 35 35 38 34 39 35 34
San Marino 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Santa Clarita, City of (Overall City) 15 15 15 15 13 6 83
Santa Fe Springs 25 26 22 24 29 27 23
Santa Monica 35 36 38 46 53 49 44
Sierra Madre 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
Signal Hill 7 4 6 8 9 11 12
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
South El Monte 14 15 17 18 21 23 22
South Gate 74 75 75 70 64 65 81
South Pasadena 7 7 9 7 7 7 7
South Whittier (+ portion of Whittier in Zip Code 90605) 25 26 30 27 32 33 ---*
Temple City 21 20 18 17 19 22 15
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Topanga 1 0 8 ---* ---* ---* ---*
Torrance 108 108 109 147 153 146 156
Val Verde 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Valinda 14 14 9 0 0 0 1
Vernon 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Veterans Administration (Zip Code 90073) 14 15 20 10 7 11 12
Walnut 9 11 17 18 13 14 13
Walnut Park 1 1 1 1 ---* ---* ---*
West Covina 91 95 102 102 105 96 88
West Hollywood 12 10 9 13 11 10 13
City/Community 2026 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
Westlake Village 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Whittier 188 197 198 191 185 196 196

* The Almanac did not collect numbers for this location for this year.

Source: Megan's Law Database