Long Beach Crime 2026
Long Beach · 2026 YTD (through Oct) · updated 2026-11-12
Long Beach police open data lists 11,430 incidents for 2026 YTD (through Oct). The source has no or almost no records for January, February, March 2026, so this total is not the city’s full year to date. The most recent months are still being updated by the source as late reports come in. The most common crime types were assault (27.7%), theft (14.5%), auto theft (13.8%).
Crime types in 2026
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 3,169 | 27.7% | — |
| Theft | 1,662 | 14.5% | — |
| Auto theft | 1,573 | 13.8% | — |
| Other | 1,439 | 12.6% | — |
| Theft from vehicle | 1,038 | 9.1% | — |
| Vandalism | 983 | 8.6% | — |
| Burglary | 850 | 7.4% | — |
| Robbery | 353 | 3.1% | — |
| Sexual assault | 217 | 1.9% | — |
| Fraud | 137 | 1.2% | — |
| Homicide | 9 | 0.1% | — |
Totals use complete months through October. Sources publish no month split by category, so category counts are the 2026 source-to-date mix scaled to that total.
Month by month
| Apr | 1,303 |
| May | 1,816 |
| Jun | 1,754 |
| Jul | 1,882 |
| Aug | 1,998 |
| Sep | 1,419 |
| Oct | 1,258 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Long Beach in 2026?
11,430 incidents for 2026 YTD (through Oct) in Long Beach Police Department open data.
Other years
Source: Long Beach Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.