The Plaza, Long Beach, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US neighborhood. The Plaza is in the 93rd percentile for safety, meaning 7% of neighborhoods are safer and 93% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to The Plaza's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in The Plaza is 0.0157 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in The Plaza generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in The Plaza may be as high as 1 in 44,747 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 85,441 in the northeast part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder 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 The Plaza, Long Beach, CA: about 0 per year. The southwest part of The Plaza has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for The Plaza, remember that the rate of murder 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 west part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for The Plaza residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which The Plaza 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 The Plaza has 2, have the same problem. Of The Plaza’s 24,020 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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The Plaza Crime Breakdown

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

Individual The Plaza Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
City College Area, Long Beach, CA	A-	B-	B+	A-
Los Altos, Long Beach, CA	B	C+	B-	A
El Dorado Park, Long Beach, CA	A-	B+	B+	A+
State College Area, Long Beach, CA	B+	C	B	A
Park Estates, Long Beach, CA	A-	C	A-	A-
Lakewood Village, Long Beach, CA	B	C-	B-	B+
Circle Area, Long Beach, CA	C-	D+	D	B
Naples-Marina Area, Long Beach, CA	B-	C+	C	A-
East Side, Long Beach, CA	C+	D	C	B
Belmont Shore, Long Beach, CA	D	C-	F	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Plaza is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. 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	Murder Crime Grade
Western Branch North, Chesapeake, VA	C+	A-	A-	D
Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Mountain View, El Monte, CA	B	B-	B-	B+
Arverne, Queens, NY	A-	C	C	B+
Lower West Side, Chicago, IL	C+	C+	C+	D+
Tierrasanta, San Diego, CA	A-	B+	B+	A
Villages of Palm Beach Lakes, West Palm Beach, FL	A-	C+	C+	B-
Washington Heights, Chicago, IL	C+	C-	C-	D
West Baltimore, Baltimore, MD	D-	F	F	F
Green Valley South, Henderson, NV	C	B-	B-	B

Considering only the murder rate, The Plaza is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in The Plaza, Long Beach, CA average SchoolGrade of A, with 61% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See The Plaza schools on SchoolGrade

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