Monterey Park, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Monterey Park, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,381 total crimes committed in Monterey Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,366.7 total crimes per 100K people in Monterey Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Monterey Park is 1.83% above the national average.
  • Monterey Park ranks #249 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Monterey Park ranks #7,256 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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Monterey Park Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Monterey Park is 2,366.7 per 100,000 people. That's 1.83% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.30% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Monterey Park
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,381 2,366.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 70 120.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 77 132.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 154 263.9 442.0 369.8
Burglary 245 419.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 709 1,215.0 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 273 467.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,227 2,102.8 2,138.9 1,954.4

Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park

154
Violent Crimes
263.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 154 violent crimes in Monterey Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Monterey Park is 263.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 378.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Monterey Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.63% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -40.30% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Monterey Park

1,227
Property Crimes
2,102.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
7.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,227 property crimes in Monterey Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Monterey Park is 2,102.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Monterey Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 7.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.69% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Monterey Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Alhambra, CA 79,703 2,204 2,765.3 2,564.5 200.7
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Montebello, CA 59,909 2,069 3,453.6 2,906.1 547.5
Pico Rivera, CA 59,557 1,716 2,881.3 2,389.3 492.0
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
Rosemead, CA 49,368 1,654 3,350.3 2,908.8 441.6
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
San Gabriel, CA 39,927 600 1,502.7 1,314.9 187.8
South Pasadena, CA 25,744 520 2,019.9 1,841.2 178.7
South El Monte, CA 19,523 994 5,091.4 4,446.0 645.4

Monterey Park SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
5
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