Santa Monica, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Santa Monica, CA Summary

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

  • There were 4,822 total crimes committed in Santa Monica the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,386.1 total crimes per 100K people in Santa Monica.
  • The overall crime rate in Santa Monica is 131.74% above the national average.
  • Santa Monica ranks #438 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Santa Monica ranks #9,492 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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Santa Monica Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Santa Monica is 5,386.1 per 100,000 people. That's 131.74% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 108.68% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Santa Monica
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,822 5,386.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 3.4 5.6 6.3
Robbery 228 254.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 491 548.4 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 765 854.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 665 742.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,823 3,153.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 569 635.6 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 4,057 4,531.6 2,138.9 1,954.4

Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica

765
Violent Crimes
854.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
131.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 765 violent crimes in Santa Monica in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Santa Monica is 854.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 117.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Santa Monica each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 131.07% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 93.30% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Santa Monica

4,057
Property Crimes
4,531.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
131.87%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,057 property crimes in Santa Monica in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Santa Monica is 4,531.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Santa Monica each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 131.87% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 111.86% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Santa Monica

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Los Angeles, CA 3,809,182 134,943 3,542.6 2,708.5 834.1
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
Redondo Beach, CA 68,332 1,843 2,697.1 2,284.4 412.7
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 40,403 459 1,136.1 1,007.4 128.7
West Hollywood, CA 34,185 2,581 7,550.1 6,602.3 947.8
Beverly Hills, CA 31,163 1,519 4,874.4 4,380.2 494.2
South Pasadena, CA 25,744 520 2,019.9 1,841.2 178.7
San Fernando, CA 23,501 510 2,170.1 1,774.4 395.7
Agoura Hills, CA 19,397 287 1,479.6 1,314.6 165.0

Santa Monica SnackAbility

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