Lakewood, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lakewood, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,215 total crimes committed in Lakewood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,808.8 total crimes per 100K people in Lakewood.
  • The overall crime rate in Lakewood is 20.85% above the national average.
  • Lakewood ranks #317 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Lakewood ranks #7,898 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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Lakewood Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lakewood is 2,808.8 per 100,000 people. That's 20.85% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 8.83% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lakewood
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,215 2,808.8 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 109 138.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 241 305.6 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 369 467.9 442.0 369.8
Burglary 237 300.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,181 1,497.6 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 428 542.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,846 2,340.9 2,138.9 1,954.4

Lakewood 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 Lakewood

369
Violent Crimes
467.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
26.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 369 violent crimes in Lakewood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lakewood is 467.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 213.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lakewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 26.54% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 5.85% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lakewood

1,846
Property Crimes
2,340.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,846 property crimes in Lakewood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lakewood is 2,340.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lakewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.78% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.44% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lakewood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Long Beach, CA 447,528 14,085 3,147.3 2,598.7 548.6
Norwalk, CA 98,259 2,217 2,256.3 1,870.6 385.7
Bellflower, CA 75,830 2,337 3,081.9 2,495.1 586.8
Paramount, CA 51,405 1,715 3,336.3 2,735.1 601.1
Placentia, CA 50,764 1,023 2,015.2 1,782.8 232.4
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
Cerritos, CA 47,325 1,975 4,173.3 3,879.6 293.7
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
Artesia, CA 15,608 501 3,209.9 2,646.1 563.8
La Palma, CA 15,236 342 2,244.7 2,001.8 242.8

Lakewood SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
5
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