Safety index · Long Beach · data through September 2026
Is Westside, Long Beach safe?
Westside records more reported crime than most Long Beach neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 42 out of 100 — 15 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 67th of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods — based on 279 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 Westside against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (34% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 28% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 96 · 34% | |
| Other theft | 65 · 23% | |
| Vehicle crime | 49 · 18% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 23 · 8% | |
| Burglary | 16 · 6% | |
| Drugs | 15 · 5% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Westside 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
- Lower Westside45/100 · Elevated
- Westside South46/100 · Elevated
- South Wrigley26/100 · Elevated
- Upper Westside59/100 · Moderate
- Magnolia District25/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Westside safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 42/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Westside?
Violent crime — 96 of 279 incidents (34%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.
How is the Westside 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.