Carson, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Carson, CA Summary

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

  • There were 3,008 total crimes committed in Carson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,350.9 total crimes per 100K people in Carson.
  • The overall crime rate in Carson is 58.12% above the national average.
  • Carson ranks #402 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Carson ranks #8,883 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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Carson Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carson is 3,350.9 per 100,000 people. That's 58.12% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 30.67% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carson
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,008 3,350.9 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 9 10.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 105 117.0 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 239 266.2 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 377 420.0 486.0 359.0
Burglary 387 431.1 305.8 229.0
Larceny 1,519 1,692.2 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 725 807.6 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 2,631 2,930.9 2,078.4 1,760.0

Carson 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 Carson

377
Violent Crimes
420.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
16.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 377 violent crimes in Carson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carson is 420.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 238.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carson each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 16.99% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.59% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carson

2,631
Property Crimes
2,930.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
66.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,631 property crimes in Carson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carson is 2,930.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 66.53% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.01% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Long Beach, CA 444,232 18,459 4,155.3 3,478.8 676.4
Torrance, CA 136,899 4,226 3,086.9 2,775.8 311.2
Compton, CA 89,564 3,956 4,417.0 3,145.2 1,271.7
Lakewood, CA 76,818 2,334 3,038.4 2,585.3 453.0
Gardena, CA 57,584 2,162 3,754.5 3,051.2 703.3
Fountain Valley, CA 54,975 1,079 1,962.7 1,784.4 178.3
Cypress, CA 48,367 907 1,875.2 1,589.9 285.3
Cerritos, CA 45,961 2,612 5,683.1 5,332.8 350.3
La Mirada, CA 44,755 880 1,966.3 1,794.2 172.0
Lomita, CA 19,433 416 2,140.7 1,785.6 355.1

Carson SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
6
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