Artesia, CA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 15%

Violent crime 13%

Property crime 20%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Artesia_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	356	n/a (estimate)	2,122	2,772	2,489
Murder	1	n/a	6.0	4.3	5.0
Rape	2	n/a	11.9	37.5	42.6
Robbery	28	n/a	166.9	132.4	81.6
Assault	41	n/a	244.4	267.1	250.2
Violent crime	72	n/a (estimate)	429	441	379
Burglary	90	n/a	536.4	386.1	340.5
Theft	161	n/a	959.5	1,586.3	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	33	n/a	196.7	358.8	219.9
Property crime	284	n/a (estimate)	1,693	2,331	2,110

Key findings

Artesia crime rates are 15% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Artesia are 13% higher than the national average
In Artesia you have a 1 in 48 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Artesia is safer than 28% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Artesia has decreased by 14%

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The Artesia crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Artesia as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Artesia crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Artesia (per 100,000 people)

The chart above shows the number of daily crimes in Artesia, CA per 100,000 people. In Artesia, the number of daily crimes is projected to be 1.31 times less than the California average and 1.17 times less than the national average. The average number of daily violent crimes in Artesia is 1.03 times less than the California average and 1.13 times more than the daily national average. With regards to property crimes, Artesia has a daily crime rate that is 1.38 times less than the California average and 1.25 times less than the overall daily national average.

How Safe is Artesia (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in California and all other cities across the US, is Artesia safe? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Artesia is safer than 35% of other cities in the state of California. In addition, Artesia is safer than 28% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all California and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Artesia. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Artesia is below average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Artesia

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Artesia is 1 in 234

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Artesia is 1 in 60

The chance of being a victim of crime in Artesia is 1 in 48

Are you curious to know the likelihood of suffering from a crime in Artesia? If you reside in Artesia, the likelihood that you will become a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 234. Violent crimes include: murder, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. There is a 1 in 60 change that you will become a victim of a property crime. These sorts of crimes against personal property include: burglary, theft, and auto theft. In total, the likelihood of being victimized by a crime in Artesia, is 1 in 48.

Year Over Year Crime In Artesia (per 100,000 people)

Determining whether Artesia is becoming less or more safe for its residents (per 100,000) is most easily done by comparing year-over-year crime rates. Artesia violent crime rates have decreased by 11%. At the same time, property crime has decreased by 14% year over year. Total crimes for Artesia has decreased by 14% in the same time frame.

Artesia police department

Item	Artesia	California	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	51,506	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.6	3.3

Sex offenders in California

State	Total offenders	California_/100K	National_/100K
California	79,891	232	266

There are a total of 79,891 sex offenders in California. This yields a total of 232 sex offenders in California per 100,000 residents which is 13% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rose Hills, CA	3,033	99	525	624
Rossmoor, CA	10,933	168	888	1,056
Los Alamitos, CA	11,661	52	1,126	1,178
Cudahy, CA	24,106	374	898	1,272
Cypress, CA	48,978	106	1,214	1,320
Walnut, CA	30,026	126	1,282	1,408
Maywood, CA	27,672	330	1,085	1,415
Artesia, CA	16,789	429	1,693	2,122

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Fairview Heights, IL	16,793	250	3,611	3,861
Country Club Hills, IL	16,794	267	3,353	3,620
Fayetteville, GA	16,780	274	1,907	2,181
Mount Vernon, OH	16,777	162	1,890	2,052
Welby, CO	16,771	544	3,702	4,246
Artesia, CA	16,789	429	1,693	2,122

Source: The Artesia, CA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.

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