Safety index · Long Beach · data through September 2026
Is Los Altos South safe?
Los Altos South shows a typical level of reported crime for Long Beach. Its SafeRoute safety index is 63 out of 100 — 6 points above the citywide median of 57, ranking 42nd of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods — based on 151 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 Los Altos South against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 52% 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
| Other theft | 78 · 52% | |
| Violent crime | 21 · 14% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 14 · 9% | |
| Drugs | 14 · 9% | |
| Vehicle crime | 14 · 9% | |
| Robbery | 4 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Los Altos South 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
- Los Altos North74/100 · Moderate
- CSULB82/100 · Low risk
- Park Estates73/100 · Moderate
- La Marina Estates86/100 · Low risk
- El Dorado West79/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Los Altos South safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 63/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Los Altos South?
Other theft — 78 of 151 incidents (52%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.
How is the Los Altos South 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.