Downtown Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.40 million

Cost of Crime™ for Downtown Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $476 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Downtown Huntington Beach with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Downtown Huntington Beach against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. Downtown Huntington Beach sits in the 27th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 27% of neighborhoods and behind 73%. The grade covers only Downtown Huntington Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Downtown Huntington Beach is 6.591 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 57 in the southeast areas to 1 in 282 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Downtown Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA report the most violent crime, about 18 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Downtown Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Downtown Huntington Beach is projected at $1,403,807 for 2025, about $230 per resident and $476 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Downtown Huntington Beach Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Downtown Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA:	$230
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $230 per resident each year in Downtown Huntington Beach, which is $29 less than the national average and $35 less than Huntington Beach's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Downtown Huntington Beach:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $594 more than in Downtown Huntington Beach.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $147 less than in Downtown Huntington Beach

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Downtown Huntington Beach, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Downtown Huntington Beach	Cost per Downtown Huntington Beach Resident
Murder	$123,196	$20
Rape/Sexual Assault	$208,863	$34
Robbery	$182,065	$30
Assault	$889,683	$146
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,403,807	$230

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Downtown Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Downtown Huntington Beach totals $2,158,128 ($353 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,561,935 ($583 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Downtown Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southeast part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Downtown Huntington Beach Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Downtown Huntington Beach residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.069
Robbery	0.9472
Rape	0.5637
Murder	0.0107
Total Violent Crime	6.591 (D+)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Downtown Huntington Beach is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Huntington Beach.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Yorktown, Huntington Beach, CA	A-	C+	B+
Garfield, Huntington Beach, CA	B	C+	C+
Adams, Huntington Beach, CA	A-	B-	B+
Oak View, Huntington Beach, CA	B	C-	B-
Newland, Huntington Beach, CA	A-	C+	B+
Goldenwest, Huntington Beach, CA	B	C	B-
Washington, Huntington Beach, CA	A	C+	A
Bolsa Chica-Heil, Huntington Beach, CA	B-	C-	C
Centennial Park, Santa Ana, CA	B	B+	C+
Riverview West, Santa Ana, CA	A+	A-	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Downtown Huntington Beach is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. 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
Angelo Heights, San Angelo, TX	C+	C+	C+
Lakewood Springs, Plano, IL	A+	A+	A+
Laurelhurst, Seattle, WA	C+	B+	B+
Lely Resort, Naples, FL	A+	A+	A+
Kaisertown, Buffalo, NY	C-	D	D
Meadowbrook, Converse, TX	A	A	A
Upper Rockridge, Oakland, CA	B-	B-	B-
Villa Park, Trenton, NJ	A+	A-	A-
University Town Center, Irvine, CA	A-	B	B
Wailua, Kapaa, HI	B-	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Downtown Huntington Beach is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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