Gardena, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gardena, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,221 total crimes committed in Gardena the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,794.3 total crimes per 100K people in Gardena.
  • The overall crime rate in Gardena is 63.25% above the national average.
  • Gardena ranks #402 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Gardena ranks #8,812 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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Gardena Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gardena is 3,794.3 per 100,000 people. That's 63.25% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 47.01% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gardena
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,221 3,794.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 5.1 5.6 6.3
Robbery 125 213.5 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 234 399.8 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 376 642.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 212 362.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,014 1,732.3 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 619 1,057.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,845 3,152.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

Gardena 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 Gardena

376
Violent Crimes
642.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
73.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 376 violent crimes in Gardena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gardena is 642.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 155.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gardena each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 73.70% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 45.31% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gardena

1,845
Property Crimes
3,152.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
61.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,845 property crimes in Gardena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gardena is 3,152.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gardena each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 61.28% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 47.36% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gardena

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Torrance, CA 140,499 4,081 2,904.6 2,639.9 264.8
Hawthorne, CA 84,283 2,408 2,857.0 2,103.6 753.4
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
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
Lawndale, CA 30,480 645 2,116.1 1,679.8 436.4
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

Gardena SnackAbility

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