Safety index · Long Beach · data through August 2026
Is California Heights safe?
California Heights shows a typical level of reported crime for Long Beach. Its SafeRoute safety index is 59 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 57, ranking 46th of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods — based on 175 incidents reported to the Long Beach Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 6 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Long Beach — a typical Long Beach neighborhood sits near 57. It ranks California Heights against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 47% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
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
What's reported here
| Other theft | 82 · 47% | |
| Violent crime | 21 · 12% | |
| Burglary | 14 · 8% | |
| Vehicle crime | 24 · 14% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 13 · 7% | |
| Robbery | 8 · 5% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in California Heights at night?
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Common questions
Is California Heights safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 59/100). About 35% of severity-weighted incidents in California Heights are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in California Heights?
Other theft — 82 of 175 incidents (47%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to August 2026.
How is the California Heights 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.