According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Long Beach is safer than 89% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In New York, only on the order of 7% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Long Beach. If you live in Long Beach, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 427. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43. It is for these reasons that Long Beach is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Long Beach, and we found that the crime rate in Long Beach is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Long Beach is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Long Beach does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Long Beach.

For Long Beach, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Long Beach than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1116, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Long Beach compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Long Beach is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Long Beach is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.