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Safety index · Long Beach · data through September 2026

Is Recreation Park safe?

Recreation Park records more reported crime than most Long Beach neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 30 out of 100 — 27 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 77th of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods — based on 520 incidents reported to the Long Beach Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.

30/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Recreation Park — higher is safer. 77th 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 Recreation Park against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (25% 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 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

East Anaheim StreetEast 4th Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center520 incidents reported within 1 km of the Recreation Park center (500 shown) · Long Beach Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
130 · 25%
Other theft
141 · 27%
Burglary
62 · 12%
Criminal damage & arson
47 · 9%
Vehicle crime
67 · 13%
Drugs
39 · 8%

When it happens

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

Walking in Recreation 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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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Recreation Park safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 30/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Recreation Park?

Violent crime — 130 of 520 incidents (25%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.

How is the Recreation 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.