Montclair, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Montclair, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,809 total crimes committed in Montclair the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,735.2 total crimes per 100K people in Montclair.
  • The overall crime rate in Montclair is 103.74% above the national average.
  • Montclair ranks #431 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Montclair ranks #9,317 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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Montclair Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Montclair is 4,735.2 per 100,000 people. That's 103.74% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 83.47% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Montclair
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,809 4,735.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 7.9 5.6 6.3
Robbery 61 159.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 166 434.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 239 625.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 306 801.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 879 2,300.9 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 385 1,007.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,570 4,109.6 2,138.9 1,954.4

Montclair 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 Montclair

239
Violent Crimes
625.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
69.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 239 violent crimes in Montclair in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Montclair is 625.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 159.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Montclair each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 69.17% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 41.52% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Montclair

1,570
Property Crimes
4,109.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
110.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,570 property crimes in Montclair in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Montclair is 4,109.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Montclair each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 110.28% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 92.13% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Montclair

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ontario, CA 180,004 4,415 2,452.7 2,129.4 323.3
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 175,714 4,197 2,388.5 2,018.1 370.5
Pomona, CA 145,600 5,253 3,607.8 3,017.2 590.7
Chino, CA 94,611 2,812 2,972.2 2,682.6 289.6
Upland, CA 79,430 1,901 2,393.3 2,047.1 346.2
Yorba Linda, CA 67,550 709 1,049.6 996.3 53.3
Diamond Bar, CA 52,713 1,061 2,012.8 1,838.3 174.5
Placentia, CA 50,764 1,023 2,015.2 1,782.8 232.4
Claremont, CA 35,068 948 2,703.3 2,406.8 296.6
San Dimas, CA 33,339 868 2,603.6 2,327.6 276.0

Montclair SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
5
Commute
4
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