Safety index · Long Beach · data through September 2026
Is Downtown Long Beach safe?
Downtown records a high level of reported crime for Long Beach. Its SafeRoute safety index is 12 out of 100 — 45 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 95th of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods — based on 1,511 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 Downtown against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (32% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 26% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 491 · 32% | |
| Other theft | 377 · 25% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 145 · 10% | |
| Burglary | 103 · 7% | |
| Drugs | 133 · 9% | |
| Vehicle crime | 141 · 9% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Downtown 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Shoreline23/100 · High risk
- West Village15/100 · High risk
- East Village11/100 · High risk
- Willmore19/100 · High risk
- Saint Mary's14/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Downtown safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 12/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Downtown?
Violent crime — 491 of 1,511 incidents (32%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.
How is the Downtown 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.