Commerce, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Commerce, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,817 total crimes committed in Commerce the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 15,415.3 total crimes per 100K people in Commerce.
  • The overall crime rate in Commerce is 563.25% above the national average.
  • Commerce ranks #456 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Commerce ranks #9,849 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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Commerce Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Commerce is 15,415.3 per 100,000 people. That's 563.25% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 497.27% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Commerce
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,817 15,415.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 6 50.9 5.6 6.3
Robbery 70 593.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 99 839.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 183 1,552.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 244 2,070.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 894 7,584.6 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 496 4,208.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,634 13,862.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Commerce 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 Commerce

183
Violent Crimes
1,552.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
319.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 183 violent crimes in Commerce in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Commerce is 1,552.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Commerce each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 319.84% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 251.22% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Commerce

1,634
Property Crimes
13,862.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
609.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,634 property crimes in Commerce in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Commerce is 13,862.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 7.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Commerce each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 609.31% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 548.12% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Commerce

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Montebello, CA 59,909 2,069 3,453.6 2,906.1 547.5
Pico Rivera, CA 59,557 1,716 2,881.3 2,389.3 492.0
Monterey Park, CA 58,352 1,381 2,366.7 2,102.8 263.9
Huntington Park, CA 52,507 2,407 4,584.2 3,791.9 792.3
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
Bell Gardens, CA 37,720 562 1,489.9 1,102.9 387.1
Bell, CA 32,140 618 1,922.8 1,291.2 631.6
Maywood, CA 24,040 514 2,138.1 1,576.5 561.6

Commerce SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
4
Safety
2
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
6
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