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Safety index · Long Beach · data through September 2026

Is Bluff Park safe?

Bluff Park records more reported crime than most Long Beach neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 41 out of 100 — 16 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 68th of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods — based on 286 incidents reported to the Long Beach Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.

41/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Bluff Park — higher is safer. 68th of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 6 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Long Beach — a typical Long Beach neighborhood sits near 57. It ranks Bluff Park against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (33% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

East Ocean BoulevardEast Broadway neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center286 incidents reported within 1 km of the Bluff Park center · Long Beach Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
93 · 33%
Burglary
34 · 12%
Criminal damage & arson
31 · 11%
Other theft
46 · 16%
Vehicle crime
41 · 14%
Sexual offences
10 · 3%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Walking in Bluff Park at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Bluff Park safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 41/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Bluff Park?

Violent crime — 93 of 286 incidents (33%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.

How is the Bluff Park safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Long Beach Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Long Beach, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.