Lynwood, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lynwood, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,129 total crimes committed in Lynwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,319.2 total crimes per 100K people in Lynwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Lynwood is 42.81% above the national average.
  • Lynwood ranks #373 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Lynwood ranks #8,458 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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Lynwood Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lynwood is 3,319.2 per 100,000 people. That's 42.81% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 28.60% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lynwood
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,129 3,319.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 8 12.5 5.6 6.3
Robbery 189 294.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 296 461.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 514 801.3 442.0 369.8
Burglary 143 222.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 713 1,111.6 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 759 1,183.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,615 2,517.9 2,138.9 1,954.4

Lynwood 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 Lynwood

514
Violent Crimes
801.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
116.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 514 violent crimes in Lynwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lynwood is 801.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lynwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 116.70% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 81.28% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lynwood

1,615
Property Crimes
2,517.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
28.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,615 property crimes in Lynwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lynwood is 2,517.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lynwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 28.83% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.72% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lynwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Compton, CA 91,625 3,494 3,813.4 2,672.9 1,140.5
South Gate, CA 89,698 3,436 3,830.6 3,281.0 549.6
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Huntington Park, CA 52,507 2,407 4,584.2 3,791.9 792.3
Paramount, CA 51,405 1,715 3,336.3 2,735.1 601.1
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
Bell Gardens, CA 37,720 562 1,489.9 1,102.9 387.1
Cudahy, CA 21,807 447 2,049.8 1,329.8 720.0
Artesia, CA 15,608 501 3,209.9 2,646.1 563.8

Lynwood SnackAbility

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