SAFEROUTE

Safety index · Long Beach · data through September 2026

Is Imperial Estates safe?

Imperial Estates 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 11th of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods — based on 35 incidents reported to the Long Beach Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.

86/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Imperial Estates — higher is safer. 11th of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods.

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 Imperial Estates against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (23% 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 6% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

San Gabriel River FreewayEast Wardlow Road neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center35 incidents reported within 1 km of the Imperial Estates center · Long Beach Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
8 · 23%
Other theft
16 · 46%
Burglary
4 · 11%
Criminal damage & arson
3 · 9%
Vehicle crime
3 · 9%
Drugs
1 · 3%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

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Common questions

Is Imperial Estates 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 Imperial Estates?

Violent crime — 8 of 35 incidents (23%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.

How is the Imperial Estates 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.