El Segundo, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In El Segundo, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,014 total crimes committed in El Segundo the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,126.9 total crimes per 100K people in El Segundo.
  • The overall crime rate in El Segundo is 163.61% above the national average.
  • El Segundo ranks #443 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • El Segundo ranks #9,618 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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El Segundo Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in El Segundo is 6,126.9 per 100,000 people. That's 163.61% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 137.39% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
El Segundo
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,014 6,126.9 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 6.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 43 259.8 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 65 392.7 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 117 706.9 442.0 369.8
Burglary 293 1,770.4 369.7 269.8
Larceny 460 2,779.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 144 870.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 897 5,419.9 2,138.9 1,954.4

El Segundo 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 El Segundo

117
Violent Crimes
706.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
91.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 117 violent crimes in El Segundo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in El Segundo is 706.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 141.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in El Segundo each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 91.17% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 59.93% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In El Segundo

897
Property Crimes
5,419.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
177.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 897 property crimes in El Segundo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in El Segundo is 5,419.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 18.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in El Segundo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 177.32% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 153.40% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around El Segundo

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
Inglewood, CA 102,879 3,667 3,564.4 2,899.5 664.9
Hawthorne, CA 84,283 2,408 2,857.0 2,103.6 753.4
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
Cerritos, CA 47,325 1,975 4,173.3 3,879.6 293.7
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 40,403 459 1,136.1 1,007.4 128.7
Manhattan Beach, CA 33,888 1,060 3,128.0 2,936.1 191.8
Lawndale, CA 30,480 645 2,116.1 1,679.8 436.4
South Pasadena, CA 25,744 520 2,019.9 1,841.2 178.7

El Segundo SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
6
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