Bell Gardens, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bell Gardens, CA Summary

Crime in Bell Gardens research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bell Gardens 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 Bell Gardens:

  • There were 562 total crimes committed in Bell Gardens the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,489.9 total crimes per 100K people in Bell Gardens.
  • The overall crime rate in Bell Gardens is -35.90% below the national average.
  • Bell Gardens ranks #95 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Bell Gardens ranks #5,292 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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Bell Gardens Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bell Gardens is 1,489.9 per 100,000 people. That's -35.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -42.27% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bell Gardens
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 562 1,489.9 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 5 13.3 5.6 6.3
Robbery 43 114.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 91 241.3 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 146 387.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 62 164.4 369.7 269.8
Larceny 179 474.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 175 463.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 416 1,102.9 2,138.9 1,954.4

Bell Gardens 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 Bell Gardens

146
Violent Crimes
387.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
4.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 146 violent crimes in Bell Gardens in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bell Gardens is 387.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 258.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bell Gardens each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 4.67% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -12.44% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bell Gardens

416
Property Crimes
1,102.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 416 property crimes in Bell Gardens in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bell Gardens is 1,102.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 90.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bell Gardens each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.57% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.44% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bell Gardens

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Downey, CA 109,226 3,398 3,111.0 2,650.5 460.5
South Gate, CA 89,698 3,436 3,830.6 3,281.0 549.6
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Lynwood, CA 64,142 2,129 3,319.2 2,517.9 801.3
Huntington Park, CA 52,507 2,407 4,584.2 3,791.9 792.3
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
Bell, CA 32,140 618 1,922.8 1,291.2 631.6
Maywood, CA 24,040 514 2,138.1 1,576.5 561.6
Cudahy, CA 21,807 447 2,049.8 1,329.8 720.0

Bell Gardens SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
2
Diversity
3
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
2
Commute
4
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