Instead, surveillance cameras/doorbell cameras at almost every house. Loose neighborhood communities that don't really congregate. Involuntary, forced-to-join HOAs run by antagonistic, power-tripping residents. BUT if you're expecting the red carpet welcome, think again. The weather, like much of California, is excellent. Despite private security and local police strictly preventing anyone from even stepping in a local park at night, people's cars are broken into and even stolen, sometimes right next to the very "public" parks that are strictly closed off and rigorously enforced.ģ. BUT you had better lock your car if you park here. The neighborhoods are clean, pleasant, and well taken care of. Innocent, property-tax-paying residents don't deserve to be treated like this.Ģ. You can hardly walk around ANYWHERE at night: zero parks, zero trails. Why? Because some people used to be loud at night, and instead of punishing those people, they punish every single person who dares leave their house at night to take an evening stroll. BUT if you even think about going for a quiet walk at night to admire the beautiful views or try to catch a glimpse at the stars, the overbearing private city security or local police will get in your face and force you to leave. It's a beautiful city with fantastic views. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Signal Hill is one in 88.Shopping 9/10 It's really hard to review a city that has so many contrasting facets to it:ġ. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. Importantly, we found that Signal Hill has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. In Signal Hill, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 16, which is a rate of 63 per one thousand population.
Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Signal Hill is property crime. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Signal Hill is one in 126. Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon.
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 Signal Hill.įor Signal Hill, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Now let us turn to take a look at how Signal Hill does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Signal Hill. Regardless of whether Signal Hill does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. With a population of 11,848, Signal Hill has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a city's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. Within California, more than 100% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Signal Hill. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 14. With a crime rate of 71 per one thousand residents, Signal Hill 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.
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