Paramount, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Paramount, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,715 total crimes committed in Paramount the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,336.3 total crimes per 100K people in Paramount.
  • The overall crime rate in Paramount is 43.54% above the national average.
  • Paramount ranks #375 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Paramount ranks #8,474 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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Paramount Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Paramount is 3,336.3 per 100,000 people. That's 43.54% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 29.26% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Paramount
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,715 3,336.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 4 7.8 5.6 6.3
Robbery 111 215.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 174 338.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 309 601.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 183 356.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 731 1,422.0 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 492 957.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,406 2,735.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Paramount 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 Paramount

309
Violent Crimes
601.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
62.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 309 violent crimes in Paramount in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Paramount is 601.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 166.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Paramount each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 62.55% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 35.98% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Paramount

1,406
Property Crimes
2,735.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,406 property crimes in Paramount in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Paramount is 2,735.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Paramount each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 39.95% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 27.87% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Paramount

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Downey, CA 109,226 3,398 3,111.0 2,650.5 460.5
Compton, CA 91,625 3,494 3,813.4 2,672.9 1,140.5
South Gate, CA 89,698 3,436 3,830.6 3,281.0 549.6
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Bellflower, CA 75,830 2,337 3,081.9 2,495.1 586.8
Lynwood, CA 64,142 2,129 3,319.2 2,517.9 801.3
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
Bell Gardens, CA 37,720 562 1,489.9 1,102.9 387.1
Cudahy, CA 21,807 447 2,049.8 1,329.8 720.0

Paramount SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
10
Education
3
Commute
5
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