Neighborhood overview
Lower Westside, Long Beach
Recent police-feed safety data for Lower Westside in Long Beach, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Long Beach police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Lower Westside reports higher per-capita rates than Long Beach citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
1,581 / 100k local
vs Long Beach 592 / 100k citywide (+167%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+317%)
Property
2,782 / 100k local
vs Long Beach 2,350 / 100k citywide (+18%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+44%)
~1,344 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~189 days · newest report Jul 9, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~189-day data window with 27 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (6 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (67% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 2 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 1 week-over-week (0 this week, 1 the week before).
- · Most reports in Lower Westside occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 67% 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.