Paramount, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Paramount, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,690 total crimes committed in Paramount in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,362.2 total crimes per 100K people in Paramount.
  • The overall crime rate in Paramount is 58.65% above the national average.
  • Paramount ranks #403 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Paramount ranks #8,892 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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Paramount Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Paramount is 3,362.2 per 100,000 people. That's 58.65% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 31.11% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Paramount
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,690 3,362.2 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 2.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 100 198.9 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 164 326.3 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 275 547.1 486.0 359.0
Burglary 222 441.7 305.8 229.0
Larceny 673 1,338.9 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 520 1,034.5 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,415 2,815.1 2,078.4 1,760.0

Paramount 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 Paramount

275
Violent Crimes
547.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
52.40%
Above The National Average
  • There were 275 violent crimes in Paramount in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Paramount is 547.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 182.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Paramount each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 52.40% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.57% higher than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Paramount

1,415
Property Crimes
2,815.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
59.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,415 property crimes in Paramount in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Paramount is 2,815.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Paramount each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 59.95% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.44% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Paramount

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
Compton, CA 89,564 3,956 4,417.0 3,145.2 1,271.7
South Gate, CA 89,223 3,680 4,124.5 3,598.8 525.6
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
Lynwood, CA 62,089 2,557 4,118.3 3,208.3 910.0
Cypress, CA 48,367 907 1,875.2 1,589.9 285.3
La Mirada, CA 44,755 880 1,966.3 1,794.2 172.0
Bell Gardens, CA 36,850 687 1,864.3 1,476.3 388.1
Cudahy, CA 21,401 447 2,088.7 1,434.5 654.2

Paramount SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
10
Education
3
Commute
5
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