Hawthorne, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hawthorne, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,408 total crimes committed in Hawthorne the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,857.0 total crimes per 100K people in Hawthorne.
  • The overall crime rate in Hawthorne is 22.93% above the national average.
  • Hawthorne ranks #325 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Hawthorne ranks #7,955 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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Hawthorne Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hawthorne is 2,857.0 per 100,000 people. That's 22.93% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 10.70% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hawthorne
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,408 2,857.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 6 7.1 5.6 6.3
Robbery 175 207.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 401 475.8 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 635 753.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 284 337.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 902 1,070.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 587 696.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,773 2,103.6 2,138.9 1,954.4

Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne

635
Violent Crimes
753.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
103.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 635 violent crimes in Hawthorne in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hawthorne is 753.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 132.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hawthorne each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 103.74% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 70.44% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hawthorne

1,773
Property Crimes
2,103.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
7.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,773 property crimes in Hawthorne in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hawthorne is 2,103.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hawthorne each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 7.64% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.65% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hawthorne

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
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Gardena, CA 58,535 2,221 3,794.3 3,152.0 642.4
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
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
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

Hawthorne SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
5
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