The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Signal Hill, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$7.81 million

Cost of Crime™ for Signal Hill, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,599 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Signal Hill 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 Signal Hill, 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 Signal Hill's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Signal Hill sits in the 14th percentile, ahead of 14% of cities and behind 86%. The grade covers only Signal Hill's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Signal Hill is 43.78 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 14 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 34 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Signal Hill, CA report the most crime, about 120 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Signal Hill, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Signal Hill for 2025 is $7,806,134, about $649 per resident and $1,599 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Signal Hill Compared to Other Cities?

Signal Hill, CA:	$649
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Signal Hill is $649 per year, which is $185 more than the national average and $158 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Signal Hill:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $739 more than in Signal Hill.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $436 less than in Signal Hill

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Signal Hill	Cost per Signal Hill Resident
Murder	$1.31 million	$109
Rape/Sexual Assault	$374,519	$31
Robbery	$594,309	$49
Assault	$1.88 million	$156
Kidnapping	$83,277	$7
Vehicle Theft	$1.32 million	$110
Burglary	$551,539	$46
Theft	$1.12 million	$93
Arson	$72,550	$6
Vandalism	$334,086	$28
Animal Cruelty	$1,029	$0
Drug Crimes	$127,169	$11
Identity Theft	$43,124	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$7,806,134	$649

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Signal Hill, 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 Signal Hill totals $11,294,187 ($939 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $19,100,321 ($1,587 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 Signal Hill has 1, do the same, and of Signal Hill's 12,033 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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Signal Hill 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 Signal Hill residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.444
Robbery	1.570
Rape	0.5133
Murder	0.0579
Total Violent Crime	7.586 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	17.91
Vehicle Theft	7.075
Burglary	5.054
Arson	0.2497
Total Property Crime	30.29 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1141
Drug Crimes	1.429
Vandalism	3.886
Identity Theft	0.4630
Animal Cruelty	0.0116
Total "Other" Rate	5.904 (B)

Individual Signal Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

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

Considering only the crime rate, Signal Hill 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 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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