Pasadena, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pasadena, CA Summary

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

  • There were 3,560 total crimes committed in Pasadena the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,670.4 total crimes per 100K people in Pasadena.
  • The overall crime rate in Pasadena is 14.90% above the national average.
  • Pasadena ranks #293 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Pasadena ranks #7,718 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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Pasadena Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pasadena is 2,670.4 per 100,000 people. That's 14.90% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 3.47% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pasadena
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,560 2,670.4 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 7 5.3 5.6 6.3
Robbery 117 87.8 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 359 269.3 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 511 383.3 442.0 369.8
Burglary 543 407.3 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,172 1,629.3 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 334 250.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 3,049 2,287.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Pasadena 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 Pasadena

511
Violent Crimes
383.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 511 violent crimes in Pasadena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pasadena is 383.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 260.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pasadena each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.65% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -13.29% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pasadena

3,049
Property Crimes
2,287.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
17.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,049 property crimes in Pasadena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pasadena is 2,287.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pasadena each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 17.02% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 6.93% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pasadena

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
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
Walnut, CA 27,253 470 1,724.6 1,596.2 128.4
South Pasadena, CA 25,744 520 2,019.9 1,841.2 178.7
San Fernando, CA 23,501 510 2,170.1 1,774.4 395.7
San Marino, CA 12,015 182 1,514.8 1,439.9 74.9
Sierra Madre, CA 10,778 108 1,002.0 909.3 92.8

Pasadena SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
5
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