Bellflower, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bellflower, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,337 total crimes committed in Bellflower the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,081.9 total crimes per 100K people in Bellflower.
  • The overall crime rate in Bellflower is 32.60% above the national average.
  • Bellflower ranks #348 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Bellflower ranks #8,223 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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Bellflower Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bellflower is 3,081.9 per 100,000 people. That's 32.60% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 19.41% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bellflower
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,337 3,081.9 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 4 5.3 5.6 6.3
Robbery 112 147.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 298 393.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 445 586.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 342 451.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 915 1,206.6 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 635 837.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,892 2,495.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Bellflower 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 Bellflower

445
Violent Crimes
586.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
58.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 445 violent crimes in Bellflower in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bellflower is 586.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 170.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bellflower each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 58.69% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 32.75% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bellflower

1,892
Property Crimes
2,495.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
27.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,892 property crimes in Bellflower in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bellflower is 2,495.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bellflower each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 27.66% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.65% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bellflower

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
Norwalk, CA 98,259 2,217 2,256.3 1,870.6 385.7
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
Paramount, CA 51,405 1,715 3,336.3 2,735.1 601.1
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
Cerritos, CA 47,325 1,975 4,173.3 3,879.6 293.7
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
Santa Fe Springs, CA 18,282 1,451 7,936.8 7,269.4 667.3
Artesia, CA 15,608 501 3,209.9 2,646.1 563.8

Bellflower SnackAbility

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