The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Hermosa Beach, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$12.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Hermosa Beach, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,353 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Hermosa Beach with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Hermosa Beach, CA Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Hermosa Beach's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Hermosa Beach sits in the 12th percentile, ahead of 12% of cities and behind 88%. The grade covers only Hermosa Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Hermosa Beach is 45.56 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 14 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 29 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Hermosa Beach, CA report the most crime, about 244 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hermosa Beach, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hermosa Beach for 2025 is $12,605,914, about $615 per resident and $1,353 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Hermosa Beach Compared to Other Cities?

Hermosa Beach, CA:	$615
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hermosa Beach is $615 per year, which is $151 more than the national average and $124 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hermosa Beach:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $772 more than in Hermosa Beach.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $402 less than in Hermosa Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Hermosa Beach for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Hermosa Beach	Cost per Hermosa Beach Resident
Murder	$2.55 million	$124
Rape/Sexual Assault	$621,656	$30
Robbery	$917,945	$45
Assault	$1.94 million	$95
Kidnapping	$146,545	$7
Vehicle Theft	$2.14 million	$104
Burglary	$797,303	$39
Theft	$2.38 million	$116
Arson	$164,644	$8
Vandalism	$463,010	$23
Animal Cruelty	$4,298	$0
Drug Crimes	$421,405	$21
Identity Theft	$71,717	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$12,605,914	$615

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hermosa Beach, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Hermosa Beach totals $20,864,445 ($1,018 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $33,470,359 ($1,633 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Hermosa Beach has 5, do the same, and of Hermosa Beach's 20,493 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Hermosa Beach Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.299
Robbery	1.424
Rape	0.5003
Murder	0.0661
Total Violent Crime	5.289 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	22.38
Vehicle Theft	6.729
Burglary	4.290
Arson	0.3327
Total Property Crime	33.73 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1179
Drug Crimes	2.780
Vandalism	3.163
Identity Theft	0.4521
Animal Cruelty	0.0284
Total "Other" Rate	6.541 (B-)

Individual Hermosa Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Redondo Beach, CA	D	D+	D-
Manhattan Beach, CA	D	D+	D-
Lawndale, CA	C-	D+	D+
Del Aire, CA	B-	C	C-
Torrance, CA	D+	D+	D-
El Segundo, CA	D+	D+	D
Hawthorne, CA	C	D	D+
Palos Verdes Estates, CA	C-	C-	D
Lennox, CA	D+	D	D
Gardena, CA	D	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hermosa Beach is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rockingham, NC	D-	D-	D-
Hunters Creek, FL	A-	B+	B+
Indian Land, SC	C	B-	B-
Ionia, MI	F	D	D
Iselin, NJ	B	A-	A-
Jackson, GA	B	C	C
Jenkintown, PA	B	B	B
Pennsauken, NJ	B	C-	C-
Prospect, KY	A-	A+	A+
Rensselaer, NY	C+	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Hermosa Beach 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 Hermosa Beach, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 80% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Hermosa Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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