Seal Beach, CA Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Seal Beach in green. The most dangerous areas in Seal Beach are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Seal Beach, CA Safe from Arson?

The F grade means the rate of arson is much higher than the average US city. Seal Beach is in the 2nd percentile for safety, meaning 98% of cities are safer and 2% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Seal Beach's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of arson in Seal Beach is 0.2994 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Seal Beach generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Seal Beach may be as high as 1 in 3,047 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,751 in the central part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the northeast parts of Seal Beach, CA: about 3 per year. The east part of Seal Beach has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Seal Beach's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Seal Beach to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, Seal Beach is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in Seal Beach, CA

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Seal Beach about $191,622 in 2025, or roughly $7 per resident. This is part of Seal Beach's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Seal Beach, including every crime type and how Seal Beach compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Seal Beach's crime maps on the Seal Beach overall crime page.

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Individual Seal Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of arson in Seal Beach is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Seal Beach.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Rossmoor, CA	D+	C-	D	F
Los Alamitos, CA	D	D	D-	F
Sunset Beach, CA	C+	D-	C	F
Hawaiian Gardens, CA	D+	D	D	D-
Cypress, CA	C+	C-	C-	F
Signal Hill, CA	D-	F	D-	F
Westminster, CA	C+	D+	C-	F
Long Beach, CA	D+	D-	D	F
Midway City, CA	C	D+	D+	F
Stanton, CA	D	D-	D-	F

Arson in City with Similar Populations

Seal Beach is higher versus other cities of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
New Milford, CT	B+	A+	A+	A
Mill Creek East, WA	C	A-	A-	C-
Mira Loma, CA	C+	C+	C+	D
Mokena, IL	A-	A	A	A-
Mont Belvieu, TX	B	B-	B-	B
Morrow, GA	D+	C	C	B+
Morton Grove, IL	B	B+	B+	A-
Moss Point, MS	B	A	A	A-
Mount Holly, NC	C+	B-	B-	C
Mount Holly, NJ	A-	A	A	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Seal Beach, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 53% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Seal Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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