Lakewood, CA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 4%

Violent crime 27%

Property crime 9%

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}	Lakewood_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	2,068	n/a (estimate)	2,580	2,772	2,489
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	4.3	5.0
Rape	20	n/a	25.0	37.5	42.6
Robbery	104	n/a	129.8	132.4	81.6
Assault	98	n/a	122.3	267.1	250.2
Violent crime	222	n/a (estimate)	277	441	379
Burglary	303	n/a	378.0	386.1	340.5
Theft	1,354	n/a	1,689.3	1,586.3	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	189	n/a	235.8	358.8	219.9
Property crime	1,846	n/a (estimate)	2,303	2,331	2,110

Key findings

Lakewood crime rates are 4% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Lakewood are 27% lower than the national average
In Lakewood you have a 1 in 39 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Lakewood is safer than 35% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Lakewood has decreased by 1%

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The Lakewood crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Lakewood 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 Lakewood crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Lakewood (per 100,000 people)

The graph above looks at the comparison of crimes committed in Lakewood on a daily basis (per 100,000 people) to crimes committed throughout the state of California and the USA. According to the latest crime statistics, daily crimes in Lakewood (which include property crimes as well as violent crimes), when compared to California, are 1.07 times less than the state average and 1.04 times more than than national average. Violent crimes committed in Lakewood on a daily basis are 1.59 times less than than California average and 1.37 times less than the average nationwide. Daily property crime rates in Lakewood are 1.01 times less than the daily state average and 1.09 times more than the daily national numbers.

How Safe is Lakewood (higher is better)

How safe is Lakewood, California compared to other cities in California and the rest of the cities across the United States? The graphs above show that Lakewood is safer than 48% of the cities in California and 35% of the cities in the United States. These results are calculated by analyzing all cities in California and across the US as a whole and determining how many areas have a lower crime rate than Lakewood. Overall, Lakewood is ranked below average compared to all other cities across the United States.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lakewood

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lakewood is 1 in 362

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lakewood is 1 in 44

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lakewood is 1 in 39

Are you curious to know the likelihood of suffering from a crime in Lakewood? If you reside in Lakewood, the likelihood that you will become a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 362. Violent crimes include: murder, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. There is a 1 in 44 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 Lakewood, is 1 in 39.

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

A good indicator of whether Lakewood is becoming a safer or a more dangerous place to live can be determined by analyzing the year over year crime rate (per 100,000 people). The number of violent crimes in Lakewood has decreased by 17%, while the property crime rate in Lakewood has increased by 1% year over year. The number of total crimes in Lakewood has decreased by 1% year over year.

Lakewood police department

Item	Lakewood	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}
Rolling Hills, CA	1,760	54	428	482
Rose Hills, CA	3,033	99	525	624
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	42,412	69	746	815
Ladera Heights, CA	7,195	143	758	901
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
Lakewood, CA	81,054	277	2,303	2,580

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Farmington Hills, MI	81,154	107	934	1,041
Palm Coast, FL	80,948	467	2,653	3,121
Cranston, RI	80,882	156	1,362	1,518
Largo, FL	80,678	384	2,739	3,122
Lake Forest, CA	80,658	76	789	865
Lakewood, CA	81,054	277	2,303	2,580

Source: The Lakewood, CA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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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