Monrovia, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Monrovia, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,011 total crimes committed in Monrovia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,724.8 total crimes per 100K people in Monrovia.
  • The overall crime rate in Monrovia is 17.24% above the national average.
  • Monrovia ranks #305 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Monrovia ranks #7,788 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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Monrovia Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Monrovia is 2,724.8 per 100,000 people. That's 17.24% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 5.57% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Monrovia
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,011 2,724.8 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 32 86.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 66 177.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 107 288.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 132 355.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 667 1,797.6 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 105 283.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 904 2,436.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Monrovia 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 Monrovia

107
Violent Crimes
288.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-22.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 107 violent crimes in Monrovia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Monrovia is 288.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 346.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Monrovia each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -22.02% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -34.76% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Monrovia

904
Property Crimes
2,436.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
24.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 904 property crimes in Monrovia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Monrovia is 2,436.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Monrovia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 24.66% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.91% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Monrovia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arcadia, CA 54,202 1,794 3,309.8 3,049.7 260.1
Diamond Bar, CA 52,713 1,061 2,012.8 1,838.3 174.5
Azusa, CA 47,754 1,129 2,364.2 2,075.2 289.0
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
La Verne, CA 30,060 721 2,398.5 2,208.9 189.6
Walnut, CA 27,253 470 1,724.6 1,596.2 128.4
Duarte, CA 20,849 438 2,100.8 1,779.5 321.4
Sierra Madre, CA 10,778 108 1,002.0 909.3 92.8
Irwindale, CA 1,410 312 22,127.7 20,354.6 1,773.0

Monrovia SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
4
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