Pomona, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pomona, CA Summary

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

  • There were 5,253 total crimes committed in Pomona the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,607.8 total crimes per 100K people in Pomona.
  • The overall crime rate in Pomona is 55.23% above the national average.
  • Pomona ranks #399 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Pomona ranks #8,691 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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Pomona Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pomona is 3,607.8 per 100,000 people. That's 55.23% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 39.79% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pomona
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5,253 3,607.8 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 14 9.6 5.6 6.3
Robbery 244 167.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 521 357.8 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 860 590.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 774 531.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,640 1,813.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 979 672.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 4,393 3,017.2 2,138.9 1,954.4

Pomona 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 Pomona

860
Violent Crimes
590.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
59.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 860 violent crimes in Pomona in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pomona is 590.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 169.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pomona each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 59.72% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 33.62% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pomona

4,393
Property Crimes
3,017.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
54.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,393 property crimes in Pomona in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pomona is 3,017.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pomona each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 54.38% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.06% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pomona

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Orange, CA 138,846 2,576 1,855.3 1,725.7 129.6
Upland, CA 79,430 1,901 2,393.3 2,047.1 346.2
Yorba Linda, CA 67,550 709 1,049.6 996.3 53.3
Diamond Bar, CA 52,713 1,061 2,012.8 1,838.3 174.5
Placentia, CA 50,764 1,023 2,015.2 1,782.8 232.4
Glendora, CA 50,650 1,296 2,558.7 2,286.3 272.5
Covina, CA 49,590 1,553 3,131.7 2,803.0 328.7
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
Montclair, CA 38,203 1,809 4,735.2 4,109.6 625.6
Claremont, CA 35,068 948 2,703.3 2,406.8 296.6

Pomona SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
10
Education
5
Commute
4
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