Both crime categories sit 78% above the national average, and the violent rate rose 8.1% in 2024, so the level and the trend point the same direction. That is why Long Beach grades D and lands in the 5th percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades. Schools complicate the picture rather than offset it: 5.6/10 across 77 rated schools is a middling average, and the spread runs from a 5.3 middle-school average to Intellectual Virtues Academy at 9.6. Which specific school serves a home matters more here than the citywide number. Flood works the same way. California's 41 federal declarations since 1954 describe a state, not a parcel; FEMA's maps determine whether a given address sits in a zone. Every figure here is a city-wide average, and Long Beach blocks differ. Judge the address, not the city.
Crime in Long Beach vs. the national average
Long Beach reports 677 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 78% above the U.S. average of 381, and 3,479 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (78% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate rose 8.1% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as worsening.
| Long Beach | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 677 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 3479 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Long Beach can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for California — the state SafeNest uses for Long Beach's flood context — list 41 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1954 and 2024, most recently "Severe Storm And Flooding". California has also seen 6 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Long Beach address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Long Beach
Public schools in Long Beach average 5.6/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 77 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 6.3/10 on average, while middle schools average 5.3/10. The highest-scoring is Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach at 9.6/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Long Beach: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Long Beach address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Check a specific Long Beach address
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Common questions about safety in Long Beach
Is Long Beach, CA safe?
Long Beach records 677 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 78% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: D, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Long Beach?
Long Beach reports approximately 677 violent crimes and 3479 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Long Beach have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Long Beach, federal records show 41 FEMA flood disaster declarations for California, most recently in 2024; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in California.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).