In recent community updates, the Manhattan Beach Police Department has disclosed their weekly crime statistics, which reveal a relatively low crime rate with theft being the most prevalent issue for the week of December 18 to December 23, 2025, as per a document made available on the Manhattan Beach government website. The summary presented a total of 789 calls for service ranging from dispatched to officer-initiated contacts within the period.
Within this seven-day timeframe, there were 17 arrests made and 40 reports taken by the MBPD, these figures punctuated by 20 traffic collisions interspersed across various patrol areas; the report detailed instances of assault which numbered three and seven thefts, most notably occurring in Patrol Areas 1, 3, and 4, while vehicle burglary accounted for two incidents in Patrol Areas 1 and 3, with no auto theft, business or residential burglaries, robberies or acts of vandalism reported.
Noteworthy events included a theft on Dec. 18 at approximately 7:50 p.m. on the 3200 block of Sepulveda Boulevard, where a collaboration between mall security and MBPD officers led to the apprehension and subsequent arrest of the suspected thief—details of the arrest were chronicled on the city's official release. Another incident, documented on Dec. 21 around 12:34 p.m. at the Target located at 1200 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, involved a suspect who bypassed scanning all their items at self-checkout, leading to detainment by Target Loss Prevention and arrest by MBPD.
As the holiday season heightens activity and the risk of crime, MBPD has proactively distributed crime prevention tips which include not advertising holiday plans on social media, installing alarm systems complete with cameras and sensors, notifying MBPD of vacation plans for security checks and arranging for mail collection to deter potential criminal indicators—a MBPD statement underscores the importance of community vigilance and urges residents to report any suspicious activity in their neighborhood.
For the full details of the MBPD weekly crime summary and additional safety recommendations, interested parties can access the document at Manhattan Beach government's official site.
