▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁metropol itan ▁area . ▁Tor rance ▁has ▁ ▁of ▁be aches ▁on ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁Tor rance ▁has ▁a ▁moder ate ▁year - round ▁climate ▁with ▁warm ▁temper atures , ▁daily ▁sea ▁b ree zes , ▁low ▁hum id ity , ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁ra inf all ▁of ▁ 1 2 . 5 5   in ches ▁per ▁year . ▁It ▁is ▁immediately ▁border ed ▁by ▁L om ita ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁Gard ena ▁and ▁Law nd ale ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁Red ondo ▁Beach ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁and ▁Rol ling ▁Hills ▁and ▁Pal os ▁Ver des ▁Est ates ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁incorpor ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Tor rance ▁has ▁grown ▁to ▁a ▁population ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁of ▁ 1 4 5 , 4 3 8 . ▁This ▁resident ial ▁and ▁light ▁high - tech ▁indust ries ▁city ▁has ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁street ▁trees ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁city ▁par ks . ▁Kn own ▁for ▁its ▁low ▁crime ▁rates , ▁the ▁city ▁consist ently ▁ranks ▁among ▁the ▁saf est ▁cities ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County . ▁Tor rance ▁is ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Youth ▁Soccer ▁Organ ization ▁( A Y SO ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁it ▁has ▁the ▁second - high est ▁percentage ▁of ▁residents ▁of ▁Japanese ▁ancest ry ▁in ▁California ▁( 8 . 9 %). ▁ ▁History ▁For ▁thousands ▁of ▁years , ▁the ▁area