Photo: Evanthomas1 at English Wikipedia · Public domainProperty crime per resident is higher in Manhattan Beach than in 85% of U.S. towns
Its letter overall is C (#232 of 416 graded towns in California): more crime per resident than 75% of U.S. towns, from crimes its police reported through 2023 to 2025. By contrast, each year brought 1.7 violent crimes and 25.0 incidents of property crime for every 1,000 residents (4.9 and 21.4 in the rest of California). Per resident, the graded crimes were down 23% from 2023 to 2025. None of the 3 towns next door with figures records less crime per resident.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of CA” is every other California city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 3 California towns on Manhattan Beach’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Redondo Beach (C−), Hermosa Beach (C−), El Segundo (D−). Neighbors ↓
Among California towns, closer to the middle
California’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Manhattan Beach’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 44% of the 416 California towns we grade, against 25% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Manhattan Beach’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (1.7) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Manhattan Beach property | Rest of California property | Manhattan Beach violent | Rest of California violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29.4 | 24.8 | 1.9 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 27.6 | 25.0 | 2.5 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 25.3 | 20.8 | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 22.0 | 18.5 | 1.2 | 4.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of California.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Manhattan Beach | Rest of California | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Manhattan Beach’s police reported 173 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the rest of California and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Manhattan Beach per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
767 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
40 violent and 727 property, as reported to the FBI by Manhattan Beach’s police.
Four people died in crashes on Manhattan Beach’s roads in 2019–2023
Manhattan Beach had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is fewer than is typical for California towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (5.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Manhattan Beach’s size would see about 10 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Manhattan Beach’s own rate (2.3) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Manhattan Beach and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Beach | C | 1.7 | 25.0 |
| Hermosa Beach | C− | 3.6 | 25.7 |
| El Segundo | D− | 4.6 | 51.7 |
| Redondo Beach | C− | 2.7 | 24.4 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
California towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Beach | C | 1.7 | 25.0 |
| Foster City | B+ | 0.6 | 8.3 |
| Los Gatos | B− | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| Goleta | C+ | 1.9 | 13.9 |
| Menlo Park | C+ | 2.2 | 16.9 |
| San Dimas | C | 2.7 | 21.3 |
The five graded California towns closest to Manhattan Beach’s population (33,122), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Manhattan Beach. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Manhattan Beach’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (32,989 in 2025); our figure for Manhattan Beach is 33,122 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Manhattan Beach
Is Manhattan Beach, CA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Manhattan Beach reports more crime per resident than 75% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #232 of 416 in California. Its police reported 1.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the rest of California and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Manhattan Beach?
1.7 violent and 25.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of California reports 4.9 and 21.4; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Manhattan Beach in 2025?
Manhattan Beach’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Manhattan Beach safer than Hermosa Beach?
Hermosa Beach reports more crime per resident than Manhattan Beach: Hermosa Beach grades C− for safety and Manhattan Beach C. Hermosa Beach’s police reported 3.6 violent and 25.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Manhattan Beach?
Manhattan Beach’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Manhattan Beach”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.