Lawndale, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lawndale, CA Summary

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

  • There were 645 total crimes committed in Lawndale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,116.1 total crimes per 100K people in Lawndale.
  • The overall crime rate in Lawndale is -8.95% below the national average.
  • Lawndale ranks #216 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Lawndale ranks #6,780 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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Lawndale Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lawndale is 2,116.1 per 100,000 people. That's -8.95% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -18.01% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lawndale
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 645 2,116.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.3 5.6 6.3
Robbery 28 91.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 94 308.4 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 133 436.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 79 259.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 257 843.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 176 577.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 512 1,679.8 2,138.9 1,954.4

Lawndale 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 Lawndale

133
Violent Crimes
436.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
18.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 133 violent crimes in Lawndale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lawndale is 436.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 229.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lawndale each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 18.00% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -1.29% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lawndale

512
Property Crimes
1,679.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 512 property crimes in Lawndale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lawndale is 1,679.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lawndale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.05% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.47% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lawndale

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
Redondo Beach, CA 68,332 1,843 2,697.1 2,284.4 412.7
Gardena, CA 58,535 2,221 3,794.3 3,152.0 642.4
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
Manhattan Beach, CA 33,888 1,060 3,128.0 2,936.1 191.8
South Pasadena, CA 25,744 520 2,019.9 1,841.2 178.7

Lawndale SnackAbility

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