Bell Gardens, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bell Gardens, CA Summary

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

  • There were 687 total crimes committed in Bell Gardens in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,864.3 total crimes per 100K people in Bell Gardens.
  • The overall crime rate in Bell Gardens is -12.03% below the national average.
  • Bell Gardens ranks #219 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Bell Gardens ranks #6,935 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 Gardens Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bell Gardens is 1,864.3 per 100,000 people. That's -12.03% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -27.30% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bell Gardens
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 687 1,864.3 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 2.7 4.5 5.0
Robbery 49 133.0 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 84 228.0 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 143 388.1 486.0 359.0
Burglary 50 135.7 305.8 229.0
Larceny 308 835.8 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 186 504.7 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 544 1,476.3 2,078.4 1,760.0

Bell Gardens 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 Gardens

143
Violent Crimes
388.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
8.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 143 violent crimes in Bell Gardens in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bell Gardens is 388.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 257.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bell Gardens each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 8.09% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -20.15% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bell Gardens

544
Property Crimes
1,476.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 544 property crimes in Bell Gardens in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bell Gardens is 1,476.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 67.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bell Gardens each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.12% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.97% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bell Gardens

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Downey, CA 107,969 3,591 3,326.0 2,886.0 439.9
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
Lynwood, CA 62,089 2,557 4,118.3 3,208.3 910.0
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, CA 31,353 547 1,744.6 1,161.0 583.7
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

Bell Gardens SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
2
Diversity
3
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
2
Commute
4
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