La Mirada, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In La Mirada, CA Summary

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

  • There were 933 total crimes committed in La Mirada the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,042.3 total crimes per 100K people in La Mirada.
  • The overall crime rate in La Mirada is -12.13% below the national average.
  • La Mirada ranks #198 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • La Mirada ranks #6,623 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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La Mirada Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in La Mirada is 2,042.3 per 100,000 people. That's -12.13% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -20.87% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
La Mirada
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 933 2,042.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.2 5.6 6.3
Robbery 28 61.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 45 98.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 81 177.3 442.0 369.8
Burglary 146 319.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 578 1,265.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 128 280.2 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 852 1,865.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

La Mirada 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 La Mirada

81
Violent Crimes
177.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 81 violent crimes in La Mirada in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in La Mirada is 177.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 564.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in La Mirada each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.05% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.89% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In La Mirada

852
Property Crimes
1,865.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 852 property crimes in La Mirada in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in La Mirada is 1,865.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in La Mirada each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.57% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.81% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around La Mirada

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Norwalk, CA 98,259 2,217 2,256.3 1,870.6 385.7
Whittier, CA 85,074 1,871 2,199.3 1,920.7 278.6
Buena Park, CA 82,065 2,591 3,157.3 2,911.1 246.1
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Yorba Linda, CA 67,550 709 1,049.6 996.3 53.3
La Habra, CA 62,082 1,496 2,409.7 1,987.7 422.0
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
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

La Mirada SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
7
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
4
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