Signal Hill, CA Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Signal Hill in green. The most dangerous areas in Signal Hill 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 Signal Hill, CA Safe from Arson?

The F grade means the rate of arson is much higher than the average US city. Signal Hill is in the 5th percentile for safety, meaning 95% of cities are safer and 5% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Signal Hill's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of arson in Signal Hill is 0.2497 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Signal Hill generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Signal Hill may be as high as 1 in 3,237 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 4,494 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the southeast parts of Signal Hill, CA: about 1 per year. The northeast part of Signal Hill has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Signal Hill's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Signal Hill 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, Signal Hill 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 Signal Hill, CA

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Signal Hill about $72,550 in 2025, or roughly $6 per resident. This is part of Signal Hill's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Signal Hill, including every crime type and how Signal Hill 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 Signal Hill's crime maps on the Signal Hill overall crime page.

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Individual Signal Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of arson in Signal Hill is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Signal Hill.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Long Beach, CA	D+	D-	D	F
Lakewood, CA	C	D+	D+	F
Rossmoor, CA	D+	C-	D	F
Seal Beach, CA	D+	D+	D	F
Hawaiian Gardens, CA	D+	D	D	D-
Carson, CA	C-	D	D	F
Los Alamitos, CA	D	D	D-	F
Wilmington, CA	D+	D	D	F
Bellflower, CA	C-	D	D	D-
Paramount, CA	D+	D-	D	D

Arson in City with Similar Populations

Signal Hill 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
Gantt, SC	F	F	F	D+
Gibsonville, NC	B-	C+	C+	C-
Williamston, SC	D+	D	D	C-
Willits, CA	D+	D-	D-	F
Willow Street, PA	A	A	A	C
Willowbrook, IL	C+	A-	A-	A-
Wills Point, TX	D+	C-	C-	C+
Wilton Manors, FL	C-	D+	D+	A+
Wimberley, TX	C+	C+	C+	C
Windsor Locks, CT	B+	A+	A+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Signal Hill, CA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Signal Hill schools on SchoolGrade

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