Safety index · Long Beach · data through September 2026
Is College Square safe?
College Square shows a typical level of reported crime for Long Beach. Its SafeRoute safety index is 49 out of 100 — 8 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 53rd of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods — based on 205 incidents reported to the Long Beach Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.
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 College Square against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (22% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Timing matters here: about 33% of severity-weighted incidents are reported overnight (midnight–6 a.m.), so route choice late at night matters more than the headline number suggests.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 46 · 22% | |
| Sexual offences | 32 · 16% | |
| Burglary | 37 · 18% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 20 · 10% | |
| Other theft | 24 · 12% | |
| Vehicle crime | 24 · 12% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in College Square at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Starr King45/100 · Elevated
- Longwood51/100 · Moderate
- Coolidge Triangle44/100 · Elevated
- DeForest Park34/100 · Elevated
- Hamilton49/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is College Square safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 49/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in College Square?
Violent crime — 46 of 205 incidents (22%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.
How is the College Square 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.