Redondo Beach crime: the official numbers
California police agencies report crimes to the state Department of Justice, which publishes them on OpenJustice. The table below is taken from the DOJ's Crimes and Clearances file for 1985 to 2025 (published July 2026), with 2025 the latest year available. It counts offenses reported by the Redondo Beach Police Department.
| Year | Violent crimes | Property crimes | Burglary | Vehicle theft | Larceny-theft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 160 | 1,370 | 260 | 118 | 992 |
| 2020 | 167 | 1,422 | 311 | 196 | 915 |
| 2021 | 260 | 1,603 | 338 | 197 | 1,068 |
| 2022 | 281 | 1,561 | 280 | 173 | 1,108 |
| 2023 | 210 | 1,665 | 315 | 193 | 1,157 |
| 2024 | 166 | 1,722 | 276 | 190 | 1,256 |
| 2025 | 161 | 1,533 | 225 | 170 | 1,138 |
What made up Redondo Beach's 2025 totals
The 161 violent crimes in 2025 were 0 homicides, 15 rapes, 51 robberies and 95 aggravated assaults. Of the 1,533 property crimes, larceny-theft (shoplifting, theft from cars, bike theft and similar) was 1,138, or 74%. Police cleared 85 violent crimes and 340 property crimes in 2025.
How the Redondo Beach trend compares
Using the same DOJ file, violent crime in Redondo Beach rose 0.6% from 2019 to 2025, while it fell 5.3% across Los Angeles County and 1.6% statewide. Property crime is the outlier: up 11.9% in Redondo Beach, against falls of 1.2% in the county and 22.9% statewide. Most of that rise is larceny-theft, which climbed from 992 to 1,138. From 2024 to 2025, the violent count fell 3.0% and the property count fell 11.0%.
Redondo Beach crime rates per 1,000 residents
To compare cities of different sizes, we divided each agency's 2025 DOJ counts by its population in the Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates. These are our calculations, not official rates.
| City (2025) | Violent crimes | Per 1,000 | Property crimes | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Beach | 161 | 2.3 | 1,533 | 22.1 |
| Hermosa Beach | 76 | 4.0 | 437 | 22.9 |
| Manhattan Beach | 40 | 1.2 | 727 | 21.3 |
| Torrance | 425 | 3.0 | 3,594 | 25.3 |
The four South Bay cities sit within a narrow band on property crime. Per-resident rates in beach cities are inflated by visitors: Redondo Beach's pier, King Harbor and the South Bay Galleria draw many non-residents, and offenses against them count in the city's totals. Small counts also swing from year to year, as Hermosa Beach's rise from 53 to 72 violent crimes between 2023 and 2024 shows.
What the crime numbers do and do not tell you
The DOJ counts are reported offenses, not convictions, and they cover the whole city. They do not show where in Redondo Beach an incident happened, so they cannot tell you about one street or one block. They also miss crimes that were never reported, and reporting rates differ by type: vehicle theft is usually reported for insurance, while minor theft often is not.
The categories are broad. An aggravated assault can be a fight between people who know each other, and larceny-theft includes everything from shoplifting at a store on Hawthorne Boulevard to a bike taken from a garage. Larceny-theft drives most of Redondo Beach's property total, so a change in retail theft can move the citywide number even if home burglaries do not change. In 2025, burglaries (225) were 13% lower than in 2019 (260), while larceny-theft was 15% higher.
For a home purchase or a lease, the useful questions are narrower: how often are cars broken into on this street, what has happened at this building, and how close is the nearest busy commercial strip. The tools below answer those better than any citywide figure.
How to check crime near a Redondo Beach address
Redondo Beach Police crime data hub
The Redondo Beach Police Department publishes a Crime Data and Statistics site at police-transparency-rbpd.hub.arcgis.com, linked from its crime information page, with detail on recent incidents. Search around the address and look at several months, not one week.
Redondo Beach weekly crime recap and newsletters
The department posts a Weekly Crime Recap in the city's document center. They show what kinds of incidents are happening right now, such as vehicle burglaries near the waterfront or package thefts in a residential area, and they name prevention steps.
Ask the Redondo Beach Police Department directly
The department is at 401 Diamond Street. Call or visit to ask about a block, and use the city's online form to request a copy of a police report. Ask a property manager or HOA board what incidents they have reported, too.
California Megan's Law website
The DOJ's Megan's Law site maps registered sex offenders whose addresses the public may see. California sellers and landlords must include a notice about this database in their contracts, but they do not have to check it for you.
FBI Crime Data Explorer
The FBI's Crime Data Explorer shows Redondo Beach Police Department data reported through the national system, with charts by offense type. Its totals can differ from the DOJ file because the two use different counting rules.
Walk the street at different times
Visit on a weekday evening and on a summer weekend. Near the pier, Riviera Village and the Galleria, the main issues are often parking, traffic and noise rather than crime, and you will only see them in person.
Flood, tsunami and earthquake are risks too
Flood and tsunami checks near King Harbor
Low-lying homes near King Harbor and the beach can fall in flood or tsunami hazard areas. Check the FEMA Flood Map Service Center for the flood zone, which drives lender insurance requirements, and Cal OES MyHazards for tsunami, flood, fire and earthquake layers at the address.
Earthquake and fire checks in Redondo Beach
Every Southern California home carries earthquake risk; standard homeowners policies exclude it, so price a separate policy. For older wood-frame homes, ask about foundation bolting and cripple-wall bracing. Look up the CAL FIRE hazard zone as well, since it appears in the seller's natural hazard disclosure. Our California earthquake insurance guide and wildfire zones guide explain both.
A checklist before you buy or rent in Redondo Beach
- Search the RBPD crime data hub around the address for at least six months.
- Read two or three recent Weekly Crime Recaps to see the common incident types.
- Ask the HOA or property manager about incidents, cameras and garage access.
- Check where cars are parked: on the street, in a carport or in a locked garage.
- Look up flood and tsunami layers for any home near the harbor.
- Confirm the city on the assessor's parcel record: some 90277 addresses are in Torrance, which has its own police department.
- Read the natural hazard disclosure and our California seller disclosure guide.
- Compare areas on our Redondo Beach neighborhoods page.