Hawthorne, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hawthorne, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,616 total crimes committed in Hawthorne in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,192.5 total crimes per 100K people in Hawthorne.
  • The overall crime rate in Hawthorne is 50.65% above the national average.
  • Hawthorne ranks #393 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Hawthorne ranks #8,767 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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Hawthorne Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hawthorne is 3,192.5 per 100,000 people. That's 50.65% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 24.49% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hawthorne
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,616 3,192.5 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 8 9.8 4.5 5.0
Robbery 183 223.3 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 374 456.4 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 596 727.4 486.0 359.0
Burglary 239 291.7 305.8 229.0
Larceny 1,135 1,385.1 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 646 788.4 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 2,020 2,465.2 2,078.4 1,760.0

Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne

596
Violent Crimes
727.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
102.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 596 violent crimes in Hawthorne in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hawthorne is 727.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 137.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hawthorne each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 102.61% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 49.66% higher than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hawthorne

2,020
Property Crimes
2,465.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
40.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,020 property crimes in Hawthorne in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hawthorne is 2,465.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hawthorne each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 40.07% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.61% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hawthorne

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Torrance, CA 136,899 4,226 3,086.9 2,775.8 311.2
Inglewood, CA 101,399 4,349 4,289.0 3,614.4 674.6
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
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
Manhattan Beach, CA 32,724 878 2,683.0 2,533.3 149.7
Lawndale, CA 29,647 729 2,458.9 1,865.3 593.7
South Pasadena, CA 25,228 687 2,723.2 2,513.1 210.1

Hawthorne SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
5
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