Safety index · Long Beach · data through September 2026
Is El Dorado Lakes safe?
El Dorado Lakes sits at the safer end of Long Beach by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 86 out of 100 — 29 points above the citywide median of 57, ranking 10th of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods — based on 33 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 El Dorado Lakes against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — criminal damage & arson alone is 27% 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 10% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 · 27% | |
| Violent crime | 6 · 18% | |
| Burglary | 6 · 18% | |
| Other theft | 8 · 24% | |
| Sexual offences | 1 · 3% | |
| Vehicle crime | 2 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in El Dorado Lakes at night?
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Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- El Dorado Park Estates80/100 · Low risk
- Rancho Estates78/100 · Low risk
- Dorado85/100 · Low risk
- Imperial Estates86/100 · Low risk
- El Dorado West79/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is El Dorado Lakes safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 86/100). Reported crime is low for Long Beach, but stick to lit, busier streets late.
What is the most common crime in El Dorado Lakes?
Criminal damage & arson — 9 of 33 incidents (27%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.
How is the El Dorado Lakes 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.