Alhambra, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alhambra, CA Summary

Crime in Alhambra research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Alhambra over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Alhambra:

  • There were 2,204 total crimes committed in Alhambra the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,765.3 total crimes per 100K people in Alhambra.
  • The overall crime rate in Alhambra is 18.98% above the national average.
  • Alhambra ranks #311 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Alhambra ranks #7,847 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Alhambra Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alhambra is 2,765.3 per 100,000 people. That's 18.98% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 7.14% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alhambra
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,204 2,765.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 73 91.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 75 94.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 160 200.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 251 314.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,453 1,823.0 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 340 426.6 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,044 2,564.5 2,138.9 1,954.4

Alhambra Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Alhambra

160
Violent Crimes
200.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-45.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 160 violent crimes in Alhambra in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alhambra is 200.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 498.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alhambra each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -45.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.59% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alhambra

2,044
Property Crimes
2,564.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
31.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,044 property crimes in Alhambra in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alhambra is 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alhambra each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 31.22% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 19.90% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alhambra

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Monterey Park, CA 58,352 1,381 2,366.7 2,102.8 263.9
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
Rosemead, CA 49,368 1,654 3,350.3 2,908.8 441.6
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
San Gabriel, CA 39,927 600 1,502.7 1,314.9 187.8
South Pasadena, CA 25,744 520 2,019.9 1,841.2 178.7
Artesia, CA 15,608 501 3,209.9 2,646.1 563.8
La Palma, CA 15,236 342 2,244.7 2,001.8 242.8
San Marino, CA 12,015 182 1,514.8 1,439.9 74.9

Alhambra SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
7
Commute
5
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