El Centro, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In El Centro, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,070 total crimes committed in El Centro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,427.6 total crimes per 100K people in El Centro.
  • The overall crime rate in El Centro is 4.45% above the national average.
  • El Centro ranks #260 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • El Centro ranks #7,367 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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El Centro Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in El Centro is 2,427.6 per 100,000 people. That's 4.45% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -5.94% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
El Centro
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,070 2,427.6 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 4 9.1 5.6 6.3
Robbery 29 65.8 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 103 233.7 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 151 342.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 160 363.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 641 1,454.3 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 118 267.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 919 2,085.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

El Centro 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 El Centro

151
Violent Crimes
342.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-7.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 151 violent crimes in El Centro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in El Centro is 342.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 291.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in El Centro each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -7.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -22.50% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In El Centro

919
Property Crimes
2,085.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 919 property crimes in El Centro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in El Centro is 2,085.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in El Centro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.68% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.52% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around El Centro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Calexico, CA 38,515 743 1,929.1 1,794.1 135.0
Brawley, CA 26,650 772 2,896.8 2,540.3 356.5
Imperial, CA 21,626 98 453.2 360.7 92.5
Holtville, CA 5,561 77 1,384.6 1,061.0 323.7
Westmorland, CA 2,256 60 2,659.6 2,039.0 620.6

El Centro SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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