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Crime Statistics

Posted inCrime

Homicides increase in Long Beach, along with robberies, commercial burglaries

Avatar photo by Jacob Sisneros Feb 14, 2025Feb 19, 2025

The rise in killings last year was especially pronounced in the city’s eastern and northern patrol divisions.

Posted inCrime

Violent crime rose almost 8% in Long Beach last year, police say

Avatar photoby Fernando Haro GarciaJan 11, 2022Jan 12, 2022
Posted inNews

Shootings surge almost 60% in Long Beach; mayor promises plan to fight gun violence

Avatar photo by Jeremiah Dobruck Jul 2, 2021Jul 2, 2021
Posted inCrime, News

LBPD says pandemic has helped propel surge of violent crime to begin this year

Avatar photo by Crystal Niebla Mar 22, 2021Mar 25, 2021
Posted inCrime, News

Amid a pandemic, economic devastation and mass protests, overall crime rose in 2020

Avatar photo by Valerie Osier Jan 28, 2021Jan 28, 2021
File photo of a Long Beach police officer at a crime scene on July 11, 2019. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.
Posted inCrime

As residents stay home, residential burglary is down—but auto burglary is up

Avatar photo by Valerie Osier May 2, 2020May 2, 2020
Posted inNews

Overall crime dropped again, but rape and murder rose in Long Beach last year

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jeremiah Dobruck and Valerie Osier Jan 14, 2020Jan 14, 2020
A Long Beach police officer walks through the crime scene as detectives investigate a shooting in a parking lot on Atlantic Avenue near 56th Street in Long Beach Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Photo by Thomas Cordova.
Posted inCrime

Mid-year stats show overall decrease in crime, police say

Avatar photo by Valerie Osier Sep 5, 2019Sep 5, 2019
Posted inCrime

Long Beach crime stats show a spike in rapes. Is it because of #MeToo?

Avatar photo by Valerie Osier May 15, 2019
Police released this security camera footage of burglars in East Long Beach last year.
Posted inCrime

Locals say thieves are getting bolder. Do the stats back that up?

Avatar photo by Valerie Osier Apr 27, 2019

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