Long Beach, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Long Beach, CA Summary

Crime in Long Beach research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Long Beach over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Long Beach:

  • There were 18,459 total crimes committed in Long Beach in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,155.3 total crimes per 100K people in Long Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Long Beach is 96.07% above the national average.
  • Long Beach ranks #428 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Long Beach ranks #9,337 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Long Beach Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Long Beach is 4,155.3 per 100,000 people. That's 96.07% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 62.03% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Long Beach
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 18,459 4,155.3 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 37 8.3 4.5 5.0
Robbery 989 222.6 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1,779 400.5 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 3,005 676.4 486.0 359.0
Burglary 3,131 704.8 305.8 229.0
Larceny 7,977 1,795.7 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 4,346 978.3 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 15,454 3,478.8 2,078.4 1,760.0

Long Beach Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Long Beach

3,005
Violent Crimes
676.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
88.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,005 violent crimes in Long Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Long Beach is 676.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 147.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Long Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 88.43% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 39.18% higher than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Long Beach

15,454
Property Crimes
3,478.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
97.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 15,454 property crimes in Long Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Long Beach is 3,478.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Long Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 97.66% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 67.38% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Long Beach

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Carson, CA 89,767 3,008 3,350.9 2,930.9 420.0
Lakewood, CA 76,818 2,334 3,038.4 2,585.3 453.0
Bellflower, CA 73,883 2,056 2,782.8 2,169.6 613.1
Placentia, CA 52,034 949 1,823.8 1,466.3 357.5
Paramount, CA 50,265 1,690 3,362.2 2,815.1 547.1
Cypress, CA 48,367 907 1,875.2 1,589.9 285.3
La Mirada, CA 44,755 880 1,966.3 1,794.2 172.0
Seal Beach, CA 24,079 778 3,231.0 2,749.3 481.7
Artesia, CA 15,358 431 2,806.4 2,331.0 475.3
La Palma, CA 14,856 302 2,032.8 1,824.2 208.7

Long Beach SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
5
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