Long Beach, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Long Beach:

  • There were 14,085 total crimes committed in Long Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,147.3 total crimes per 100K people in Long Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Long Beach is 35.41% above the national average.
  • Long Beach ranks #356 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Long Beach ranks #8,297 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 3,147.3 per 100,000 people. That's 35.41% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 21.94% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Long Beach
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 14,085 3,147.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 36 8.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 707 158.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,514 338.3 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 2,455 548.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 2,137 477.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 6,424 1,435.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 3,069 685.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 11,630 2,598.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Long Beach Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Long Beach

2,455
Violent Crimes
548.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
48.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,455 violent crimes in Long Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Long Beach is 548.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 182.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Long Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 48.34% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 24.10% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Long Beach

11,630
Property Crimes
2,598.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 11,630 property crimes in Long Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Long Beach is 2,598.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.5 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 32.97% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 21.50% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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 92,021 2,961 3,217.7 2,743.9 473.8
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Bellflower, CA 75,830 2,337 3,081.9 2,495.1 586.8
Paramount, CA 51,405 1,715 3,336.3 2,735.1 601.1
Placentia, CA 50,764 1,023 2,015.2 1,782.8 232.4
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
Seal Beach, CA 24,665 683 2,769.1 2,444.8 324.3
Artesia, CA 15,608 501 3,209.9 2,646.1 563.8
La Palma, CA 15,236 342 2,244.7 2,001.8 242.8

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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