El Monte, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In El Monte, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,359 total crimes committed in El Monte the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,253.2 total crimes per 100K people in El Monte.
  • The overall crime rate in El Monte is -3.05% below the national average.
  • El Monte ranks #240 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • El Monte ranks #7,060 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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El Monte Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in El Monte is 2,253.2 per 100,000 people. That's -3.05% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -12.70% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
El Monte
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,359 2,253.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 4 3.8 5.6 6.3
Robbery 153 146.1 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 214 204.4 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 402 384.0 442.0 369.8
Burglary 443 423.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 990 945.6 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 524 500.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,957 1,869.2 2,138.9 1,954.4

El Monte 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 El Monte

402
Violent Crimes
384.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 402 violent crimes in El Monte in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in El Monte is 384.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 260.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in El Monte each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.83% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -13.14% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In El Monte

1,957
Property Crimes
1,869.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,957 property crimes in El Monte in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in El Monte is 1,869.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in El Monte each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.36% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.61% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around El Monte

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Baldwin Park, CA 69,205 1,419 2,050.4 1,592.4 458.1
Yorba Linda, CA 67,550 709 1,049.6 996.3 53.3
Arcadia, CA 54,202 1,794 3,309.8 3,049.7 260.1
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
Rosemead, CA 49,368 1,654 3,350.3 2,908.8 441.6
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
La Verne, CA 30,060 721 2,398.5 2,208.9 189.6
South El Monte, CA 19,523 994 5,091.4 4,446.0 645.4
Temple, GA 6,168 118 1,913.1 1,621.3 291.8

El Monte SnackAbility

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