Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Summary

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

  • There were 459 total crimes committed in Rancho Palos Verdes the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,136.1 total crimes per 100K people in Rancho Palos Verdes.
  • The overall crime rate in Rancho Palos Verdes is -51.12% below the national average.
  • Rancho Palos Verdes ranks #55 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Rancho Palos Verdes ranks #4,193 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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Rancho Palos Verdes Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rancho Palos Verdes is 1,136.1 per 100,000 people. That's -51.12% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -55.98% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rancho Palos Verdes
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 459 1,136.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 6 14.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 42 104.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 52 128.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 87 215.3 369.7 269.8
Larceny 284 702.9 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 36 89.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 407 1,007.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes

52
Violent Crimes
128.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 52 violent crimes in Rancho Palos Verdes in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rancho Palos Verdes is 128.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 777.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rancho Palos Verdes each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.20% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.88% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rancho Palos Verdes

407
Property Crimes
1,007.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-48.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 407 property crimes in Rancho Palos Verdes in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rancho Palos Verdes is 1,007.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 99.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rancho Palos Verdes each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -48.46% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.90% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rancho Palos Verdes

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Torrance, CA 140,499 4,081 2,904.6 2,639.9 264.8
Carson, CA 92,021 2,961 3,217.7 2,743.9 473.8
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Redondo Beach, CA 68,332 1,843 2,697.1 2,284.4 412.7
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
Lawndale, CA 30,480 645 2,116.1 1,679.8 436.4
Lomita, CA 19,981 424 2,122.0 1,656.6 465.4
Hermosa Beach, CA 18,902 590 3,121.4 2,830.4 291.0
Artesia, CA 15,608 501 3,209.9 2,646.1 563.8

Rancho Palos Verdes SnackAbility

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