Signal Hill, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Signal Hill, CA Summary

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

  • There were 782 total crimes committed in Signal Hill the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,913.0 total crimes per 100K people in Signal Hill.
  • The overall crime rate in Signal Hill is 197.44% above the national average.
  • Signal Hill ranks #449 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Signal Hill ranks #9,708 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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Signal Hill Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Signal Hill is 6,913.0 per 100,000 people. That's 197.44% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 167.85% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Signal Hill
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 782 6,913.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 27 238.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 55 486.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 83 733.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 97 857.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 397 3,509.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 205 1,812.2 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 699 6,179.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Signal Hill 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 Signal Hill

83
Violent Crimes
733.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
98.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 83 violent crimes in Signal Hill in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Signal Hill is 733.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 136.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Signal Hill each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 98.41% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 65.98% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Signal Hill

699
Property Crimes
6,179.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
216.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 699 property crimes in Signal Hill in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Signal Hill is 6,179.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 16.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Signal Hill each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 216.17% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 188.90% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Signal Hill

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Long Beach, CA 447,528 14,085 3,147.3 2,598.7 548.6
Orange, CA 138,846 2,576 1,855.3 1,725.7 129.6
Carson, CA 92,021 2,961 3,217.7 2,743.9 473.8
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
Fountain Valley, CA 55,941 1,332 2,381.1 2,229.1 151.9
Paramount, CA 51,405 1,715 3,336.3 2,735.1 601.1
Placentia, CA 50,764 1,023 2,015.2 1,782.8 232.4
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

Signal Hill SnackAbility

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