Los Alamitos, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Los Alamitos, CA Summary

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

  • There were 365 total crimes committed in Los Alamitos the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,142.5 total crimes per 100K people in Los Alamitos.
  • The overall crime rate in Los Alamitos is 35.21% above the national average.
  • Los Alamitos ranks #354 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Los Alamitos ranks #8,284 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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Los Alamitos Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Los Alamitos is 3,142.5 per 100,000 people. That's 35.21% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 21.76% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Los Alamitos
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 365 3,142.5 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 9 77.5 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 189.4 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 34 292.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 148 1,274.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 111 955.7 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 72 619.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 331 2,849.8 2,138.9 1,954.4

Los Alamitos 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 Los Alamitos

34
Violent Crimes
292.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-20.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Los Alamitos in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Los Alamitos is 292.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 341.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Los Alamitos each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -20.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -33.78% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Los Alamitos

331
Property Crimes
2,849.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
45.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 331 property crimes in Los Alamitos in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Los Alamitos is 2,849.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Los Alamitos each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 45.81% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.23% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Los Alamitos

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westminster, CA 89,490 3,015 3,369.1 2,972.4 396.7
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
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
Stanton, CA 38,038 954 2,508.0 2,105.8 402.2
Seal Beach, CA 24,665 683 2,769.1 2,444.8 324.3
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

Los Alamitos SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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