La Puente, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In La Puente, CA Summary

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

  • There were 548 total crimes committed in La Puente the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,498.8 total crimes per 100K people in La Puente.
  • The overall crime rate in La Puente is -35.51% below the national average.
  • La Puente ranks #96 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • La Puente ranks #5,316 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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La Puente Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in La Puente is 1,498.8 per 100,000 people. That's -35.51% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.93% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
La Puente
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 548 1,498.8 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.7 5.6 6.3
Robbery 35 95.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 75 205.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 116 317.3 442.0 369.8
Burglary 87 237.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 232 634.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 113 309.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 432 1,181.5 2,138.9 1,954.4

La Puente 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 La Puente

116
Violent Crimes
317.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-14.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 116 violent crimes in La Puente in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in La Puente is 317.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 315.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in La Puente each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -14.21% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -28.23% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In La Puente

432
Property Crimes
1,181.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 432 property crimes in La Puente in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in La Puente is 1,181.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in La Puente each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.55% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.76% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around La Puente

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Covina, CA 104,739 2,841 2,712.5 2,307.6 404.8
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
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
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
Villa Park, CA 5,712 53 927.9 892.9 35.0
La Habra Heights, CA 5,434 60 1,104.2 1,049.0 55.2

La Puente SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
10
Education
3
Commute
4
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