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Safety index · Long Beach · data through September 2026

Is Longwood, Long Beach safe?

Longwood shows a typical level of reported crime for Long Beach. Its SafeRoute safety index is 51 out of 100 — 6 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 52nd of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods — based on 186 incidents reported to the Long Beach Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.

51/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Longwood — higher is safer. 52nd 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 Longwood 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.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 20% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 27% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

East Artesia BoulevardLong Beach Boulevard neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center186 incidents reported within 1 km of the Longwood center · Long Beach Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
40 · 22%
Burglary
36 · 19%
Sexual offences
18 · 10%
Criminal damage & arson
24 · 13%
Other theft
23 · 12%
Vehicle crime
21 · 11%

When it happens

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

Walking in Longwood 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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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Longwood safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 51/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Longwood?

Violent crime — 40 of 186 incidents (22%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.

How is the Longwood 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.