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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$265.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Long Beach, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,569 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Long 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 Long 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 Long Beach's combined rate is higher than the norm. Long Beach sits in the 24th percentile, ahead of 24% of cities and behind 76%. The grade covers only Long Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Long Beach is 34.98 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 39 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Long Beach, CA report the most crime, about 2,696 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 810 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Long Beach, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Long Beach for 2025 is $265,053,316, about $562 per resident and $1,569 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

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

Long Beach, CA:	$562
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Long Beach is $562 per year, which is $97 more than the national average and $71 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Long Beach:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $826 more than in Long Beach.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $349 less than in Long Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Long Beach	Cost per Long Beach Resident
Murder	$47.9 million	$102
Rape/Sexual Assault	$14.5 million	$31
Robbery	$21.5 million	$46
Assault	$61.9 million	$131
Kidnapping	$3.31 million	$7
Vehicle Theft	$50.9 million	$108
Burglary	$13.8 million	$29
Theft	$31.4 million	$67
Arson	$2.68 million	$6
Vandalism	$10.2 million	$22
Animal Cruelty	$44,830	$0
Drug Crimes	$5.58 million	$12
Identity Theft	$1.38 million	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$265,053,316	$562

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Long 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 Long Beach totals $415,461,016 ($880 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $680,514,332 ($1,442 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 north 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, of which Long Beach has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Long Beach has 50, do the same, and of Long Beach's 471,862 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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Long 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 Long Beach residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.565
Robbery	1.449
Rape	0.5061
Murder	0.0541
Total Violent Crime	6.574 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.85
Vehicle Theft	6.964
Burglary	3.213
Arson	0.2356
Total Property Crime	23.27 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1156
Drug Crimes	1.599
Vandalism	3.029
Identity Theft	0.3783
Animal Cruelty	0.0128
Total "Other" Rate	5.135 (B+)

Individual Long Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Long 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
Sunrise, FL	B-	B-	B-
Terre Haute, IN	D+	D	D
Sunrise Manor, NV	D	D	D
Town 'n' Country, FL	B+	B-	B-
Temple, TX	D+	C-	C-
Suffolk, VA	C-	C	C
Tallahassee, FL	A+	B+	B+
Sunnyvale, CA	B+	B-	B-
Toledo, OH	D+	D+	D+
Summerville, SC	C-	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Long Beach is as safe as 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 Long Beach, CA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Long Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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