Neighborhood overview

Central, Long Beach

Recent police-feed safety data for Central in Long Beach, compared to the $FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Long Beach police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Central reports notably higher per-capita rates than Long Beach citywide. Use the Awareness tab for the offense mix.

  • Violent (persons)

    6,084 / 100k local

    vs Long Beach 602 / 100k citywide (+911%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+1755%)

  • Property

    21,729 / 100k local

    vs Long Beach 3,317 / 100k citywide (+555%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+1304%)

~5,010 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~182 days · newest report 5/27/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)

Recent activity (99 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (34% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports down 4 week-over-week (7 this week, 11 the week before).
  • · property reports up 1 week-over-week (8 this week, 7 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports flat week-over-week (3 this week, 3 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Central occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 34% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.

Central, Long Beach safety overview · CommunitySafe