Los Cerritos, Long Beach, CA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Los Cerritos in green. The most dangerous areas in Los Cerritos 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 Los Cerritos, Long Beach, CA Safe?

The C- grade means the rate of assault is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. Los Cerritos is in the 38th percentile for safety, meaning 62% of neighborhoods are safer and 38% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Los Cerritos's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in Los Cerritos is 3.583 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Los Cerritos generally consider the west part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Los Cerritos may be as high as 1 in 237 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 395 in the west part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the assault map, however, because comparing rates for assault or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the south parts of Los Cerritos, Long Beach, CA: about 6 per year. The northwest part of Los Cerritos has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Assault Maps

When looking at the assault map for Los Cerritos, remember that the rate of assault per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the southeast part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the assault rate map do not always indicate danger for Los Cerritos residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Los Cerritos has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Los Cerritos has 3, have the same problem. Of Los Cerritos’s 6,130 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Los Cerritos Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All assault rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Los Cerritos residents in a standard year.

Individual Los Cerritos Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in Los Cerritos is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Los Cerritos.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Bixby Knolls, Long Beach, CA	C	D+	C-	C-
Californial Heights, Long Beach, CA	B	C-	B	C
Bixby Area, Long Beach, CA	B	C-	B-	C-
West Side, Long Beach, CA	B	C-	B	C-
Wrigley, Long Beach, CA	C+	D	C	D
Poly High District, Long Beach, CA	C+	D-	C	D
North Long Beach, Long Beach, CA	B-	C-	C+	C-
Rancho Dominguez, Compton, CA	F	F	F	D-
North West Long Beach, Long Beach, CA	C+	D+	C	D+
Lakewood Village, Long Beach, CA	B	C-	B-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Los Cerritos is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Town and Country North, Cockeysville, MD	B-	A-	A-	A-
Frederickson, Tacoma, WA	B-	B+	B+	B+
Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham, OR	D+	B-	B-	B-
Harding, Roseville, CA	D-	D+	D+	D+
Harris Ranch, Boise, ID	A+	A+	A+	A+
Heather Gardens, Aurora, CO	D+	C-	C-	C-
Highland Park, Pittsburgh, PA	A	B+	B+	B+
Highlands-Providence, Fall River, MA	A	B	B	C+
Hillcrest, Little Rock, AR	D-	D	D	D
Hodgin, Albuquerque, NM	F	F	F	F

Considering only the assault rate, Los Cerritos is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Los Cerritos, Long Beach, CA average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Los Cerritos schools on SchoolGrade

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