Safety index · Long Beach · data through September 2026
Is Houghton Park safe?
Houghton Park records more reported crime than most Long Beach neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 33 out of 100 — 24 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 75th of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods — based on 411 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 Houghton Park against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (35% 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 15% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 145 · 35% | |
| Other theft | 80 · 19% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 42 · 10% | |
| Vehicle crime | 60 · 15% | |
| Drugs | 30 · 7% | |
| Robbery | 14 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Houghton Park 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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- DeForest Park34/100 · Elevated
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- Lindbergh40/100 · Elevated
- Dairy31/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Houghton Park safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 33/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Houghton Park?
Violent crime — 145 of 411 incidents (35%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.
How is the Houghton 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.