Norwalk, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Norwalk, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,255 total crimes committed in Norwalk in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,332.5 total crimes per 100K people in Norwalk.
  • The overall crime rate in Norwalk is 10.06% above the national average.
  • Norwalk ranks #303 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Norwalk ranks #7,793 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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Norwalk Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norwalk is 2,332.5 per 100,000 people. That's 10.06% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -9.04% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Norwalk
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,255 2,332.5 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 2 2.1 4.5 5.0
Robbery 142 146.9 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 207 214.1 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 362 374.4 486.0 359.0
Burglary 230 237.9 305.8 229.0
Larceny 1,109 1,147.1 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 554 573.0 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,893 1,958.1 2,078.4 1,760.0

Norwalk 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 Norwalk

362
Violent Crimes
374.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
4.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 362 violent crimes in Norwalk in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Norwalk is 374.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 267.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Norwalk each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 4.30% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.96% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Norwalk

1,893
Property Crimes
1,958.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
11.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,893 property crimes in Norwalk in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Norwalk is 1,958.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Norwalk each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 11.25% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.79% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Norwalk

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Downey, CA 107,969 3,591 3,326.0 2,886.0 439.9
Lakewood, CA 76,818 2,334 3,038.4 2,585.3 453.0
Bellflower, CA 73,883 2,056 2,782.8 2,169.6 613.1
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
Santa Fe Springs, CA 20,534 1,451 7,066.3 6,160.5 905.8
Artesia, CA 15,358 431 2,806.4 2,331.0 475.3
La Palma, CA 14,856 302 2,032.8 1,824.2 208.7
Villa Park, CA 5,611 42 748.5 712.9 35.6

Norwalk SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
5
Commute
5
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