Hermosa Beach, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hermosa Beach, CA Summary

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

  • There were 590 total crimes committed in Hermosa Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,121.4 total crimes per 100K people in Hermosa Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Hermosa Beach is 34.30% above the national average.
  • Hermosa Beach ranks #351 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Hermosa Beach ranks #8,261 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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Hermosa Beach Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hermosa Beach is 3,121.4 per 100,000 people. That's 34.30% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 20.94% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hermosa Beach
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 590 3,121.4 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 8 42.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 40 211.6 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 55 291.0 442.0 369.8
Burglary 106 560.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 363 1,920.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 66 349.2 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 535 2,830.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Hermosa Beach 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 Hermosa Beach

55
Violent Crimes
291.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-21.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 55 violent crimes in Hermosa Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hermosa Beach is 291.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 343.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hermosa Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -21.32% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -34.18% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hermosa Beach

535
Property Crimes
2,830.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
44.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 535 property crimes in Hermosa Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hermosa Beach is 2,830.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hermosa Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 44.82% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 32.33% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hermosa Beach

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
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
El Segundo, CA 16,550 1,014 6,126.9 5,419.9 706.9
Artesia, CA 15,608 501 3,209.9 2,646.1 563.8

Hermosa Beach SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
4
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