With a crime rate of 31 per one thousand residents, Manhattan Beach has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 32. Within California, more than 84% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Manhattan Beach.
Importantly, when you compare Manhattan Beach to other communities of similar population, then Manhattan Beach crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Manhattan Beach does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Manhattan 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 Manhattan Beach.
From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Manhattan Beach occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Manhattan Beach; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 517. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.
In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Manhattan Beach is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Manhattan Beach, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 34, which is a rate of 29 per one thousand population.
Importantly, we found that Manhattan Beach has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Manhattan Beach is one in 310.
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Manhattan Beach Annual Crimes
Violent | Property | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes | 66 | 1,005 | 1,071 |
Crime Rate | 1.93 | 29.44 | 31.37 |
Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
20151050
1.93
4.99
National Median: 4
Manhattan Beach
California
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aViolentCrime
1 in517
inManhattan Beach
1 in200
inCalifornia
Manhattan Beach Violent Crimes
Population:34,137
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 0 | 14 | 17 | 35 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 1.03 |
United States Violent Crimes
Population:333,287,557
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
Property Crime
Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
1007550250
29.44
23.43
National Median: 20
Manhattan Beach
California
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aPropertyCrime
1 in34
inManhattan Beach
1 in43
inCalifornia
Property Crimes
Population:34,137
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 142 | 753 | 110 |
Rate per 1,000 | 4.16 | 22.06 | 3.22 |
United States Property Crimes
Population:333,287,557
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |
Manhattan Beach Crimes Per Square Mile
200150100500
272
84
National Median: 27.0
Manhattan Beach
California