Bell, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bell, CA Summary

Crime in Bell research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bell over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bell:

  • There were 547 total crimes committed in Bell in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,744.6 total crimes per 100K people in Bell.
  • The overall crime rate in Bell is -17.68% below the national average.
  • Bell ranks #197 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Bell ranks #6,684 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Bell Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bell is 1,744.6 per 100,000 people. That's -17.68% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -31.97% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bell
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 547 1,744.6 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 4 12.8 4.5 5.0
Robbery 35 111.6 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 130 414.6 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 183 583.7 486.0 359.0
Burglary 32 102.1 305.8 229.0
Larceny 239 762.3 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 93 296.6 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 364 1,161.0 2,078.4 1,760.0

Bell Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Bell

183
Violent Crimes
583.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
62.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 183 violent crimes in Bell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bell is 583.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 171.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bell each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 62.58% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 20.09% higher than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bell

364
Property Crimes
1,161.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 364 property crimes in Bell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bell is 1,161.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 86.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.04% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.14% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
South Gate, CA 89,223 3,680 4,124.5 3,598.8 525.6
Lakewood, CA 76,818 2,334 3,038.4 2,585.3 453.0
Huntington Park, CA 51,054 1,946 3,811.7 3,120.2 691.4
Cypress, CA 48,367 907 1,875.2 1,589.9 285.3
La Mirada, CA 44,755 880 1,966.3 1,794.2 172.0
Bell Gardens, CA 36,850 687 1,864.3 1,476.3 388.1
Maywood, CA 23,432 450 1,920.5 1,344.3 576.1
Cudahy, CA 21,401 447 2,088.7 1,434.5 654.2
La Palma, CA 14,856 302 2,032.8 1,824.2 208.7
Commerce, CA 11,464 1,583 13,808.4 12,360.4 1,448.0

Bell SnackAbility

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