CurrentCrimeMap

Data through December 2025, Long Beach Police Department

Crime in Long Beach, CA

The violent crime rate in Long Beach is 621 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to December 2025, 42% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −9% compared with the previous 12 months.

A view from Signal Hill of Long Beach's most famous landmarks.
Photo: Regular Daddy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Dec 2025

Violent crime

621 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,777 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

−9% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,553 per 100,000 residents, per year

11,419 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

−28% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,174 per 100,000 residents, per year

14,196 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 447,317, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Long Beach sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

621

Long Beach has the 72nd-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 230 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Long Beach; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Fort Lauderdale, FL63967
Knoxville, TN63368
North Charleston, SC63369
Tallahassee, FL63370
New York, NY62571
Long Beach, CA62172
Louisville, KY61273
Montgomery, AL61174
Davenport, IA61175
Syracuse, NY61176
Worcester, MA60077

The places closest to Long Beach in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Long Beach crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Long Beach Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Long Beach and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Long Beach, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Huntington Beach, CA, 11 miles away.

Long Beach and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Long Beach, CA621
Huntington Beach, CA18211 mi
Santa Ana, CA31017 mi
Los Angeles, CA64622 mi
Irvine, CA7524 mi
Anaheim, CA54624 mi
Glendale, CA21528 mi
Riverside, CA56846 mi
Fontana, CA23246 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Dec 2025
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 756 reported169no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 29 reported6.5−22% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 3,487 reported780no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 3,245 reported725no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 2,713 reported607no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 1,826 reported408no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent756169——
HomicideViolent296.5—−22%
TheftProperty3,487780——
Vehicle theftProperty3,245725——
Theft from vehiclesProperty2,713607——
BurglaryProperty1,826408——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Long Beach Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (7th highest rate of 155), robbery (15th highest rate of 152) and burglary (25th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Jan 2025 to Dec 2025

Violent crime −9%

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Violent crimes per month in Long Beach, CA, Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Jan 2025233Jan 2024258
Feb 2025209Feb 2024239
Mar 2025262Mar 2024237
Apr 2025241Apr 2024214
May 2025292May 2024291
Jun 2025270Jun 2024230
Jul 2025247Jul 2024283
Aug 2025212Aug 2024233
Sep 2025234Sep 2024284
Oct 2025201Oct 2024285
Nov 2025194Nov 2024276
Dec 2025182Dec 2024235

Homicides −22%

02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec22
Homicides per month in Long Beach, CA, Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Jan 20252Jan 20240
Feb 20253Feb 20243
Mar 20252Mar 20246
Apr 20253Apr 20242
May 20252May 20243
Jun 20252Jun 20244
Jul 20252Jul 20246
Aug 20253Aug 20243
Sep 20250Sep 20243
Oct 20255Oct 20243
Nov 20253Nov 20242
Dec 20252Dec 20242
Every month since Jan 2023
Reported crime per month in Long Beach, CA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Dec 20251827652
Nov 20251947523
Oct 20252018165
Sep 20252348930
Aug 20252128803
Jul 20252479622
Jun 20252709022
May 20252921,0942
Apr 20252411,1003
Mar 20252621,0642
Feb 20252091,0183
Jan 20252331,1732
Dec 20242351,1422
Nov 20242761,1582
Oct 20242851,2243
Sep 20242841,2343
Aug 20242331,3393
Jul 20242831,3446
Jun 20242301,2384
May 20242911,4513
Apr 20242141,3892
Mar 20242371,6516
Feb 20242391,3483
Jan 20242581,4050
Dec 20232601,3093
Nov 20232391,1882
Oct 20232731,3464
Sep 20232371,1871
Aug 20232891,3702
Jul 20232771,2493
Jun 20232391,1443
May 20232291,0733
Apr 20232281,0821
Mar 20232221,1370
Feb 20231598992
Jan 20231771,1633

How Long Beach compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
2Oakland, CA1,4755,255444,211Dec 2025
22Minneapolis, MN1,0114,687428,057Aug 2026
30Tulsa, OK8413,291415,528Apr 2026
52Aurora, CO7112,297407,319Sep 2026
72Long Beach, CA6212,553447,317Dec 2025
106Bakersfield, CA4942,245420,589Sep 2026
159Omaha, NE3422,524488,395Aug 2026
164Tampa, FL338994421,313Feb 2026
262New Castle County, DE (County Police)137551439,696May 2026
277Virginia Beach, VA1111,402454,805Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Long Beach in population, Long Beach included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
60Sacramento, CA6682,055538,389Jul 2026
64Fresno, CA6522,471551,969Aug 2026
66Los Angeles, CA6462,0833,898,747Aug 2026
72Long Beach, CA6212,553447,317Dec 2025
83Riverside, CA5682,056325,858Aug 2026
85Modesto, CA5551,521221,064Jul 2026
87Anaheim, CA5461,670344,040Sep 2026
88Oxnard, CA5391,289200,296Jul 2026
106Bakersfield, CA4942,245420,589Sep 2026
107San Francisco, CA4862,960815,330Dec 2025

The 10 of 24 places in California closest to Long Beach in violent crime rate. All 24 in California

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
66Los Angeles, CA6462,0833,898,747Aug 2026
72Long Beach, CA6212,553447,317Dec 2025
83Riverside, CA5682,056325,858Aug 2026
87Anaheim, CA5461,670344,040Sep 2026
174Santa Ana, CA3101,267317,439Jun 2026
212Fontana, CA2321,072220,837Jul 2026
228Glendale, CA2151,793185,849Jul 2026
239Huntington Beach, CA1821,464191,856Dec 2025
241Santa Clarita, CA173984228,353Dec 2025
293Irvine, CA75856321,339Sep 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Long Beach by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Long Beach side by side with Oakland, Bakersfield or Sacramento, or with any other place.

Other cities in California

8 closest of 23

California as a whole has 417 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Long Beach’s rate is 49% above the state’s.

Huntington BeachSanta AnaLos AngelesIrvineAnaheimGlendaleRiversideFontana

All 24 cities in California

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Long Beach safe?

By reported violent crime, Long Beach is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 621 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to December 2025, −9% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Long Beach?

This site does not have one for Long Beach. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Long Beach compares with nearby places such as Huntington Beach, CA instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Long Beach?

621 violent and 2,553 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 14,196 incidents reported to Long Beach Police Department over the 12 months to December 2025. Violent crime includes 756 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 1,826 burglaries, 2,713 thefts from vehicles and 3,487 other thefts.

Is crime in Long Beach going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −9% and property crime −28% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Long Beach had in 2025?

Long Beach Police Department reported 29 homicides from January to December 2025, the latest month it has reported in full, against 37 in the same months of 2024. Over the 12 months to Dec 2025 the count was 29, or 6 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Long Beach Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0194100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Long Beach

12 months to December 2025
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat756169
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal1,826408
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included2,713607
Vehicle theft3,245725

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

CA0194100
Source
Long Beach Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0194100)
Latest complete month
December 2025
History on this site
January 2023 to December 2025 (36 months)
Update schedule
Long Beach Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)