South Gate, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In South Gate, CA Summary

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

  • There were 3,436 total crimes committed in South Gate the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,830.6 total crimes per 100K people in South Gate.
  • The overall crime rate in South Gate is 64.82% above the national average.
  • South Gate ranks #404 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • South Gate ranks #8,843 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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South Gate Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in South Gate is 3,830.6 per 100,000 people. That's 64.82% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 48.42% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
South Gate
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,436 3,830.6 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 5 5.6 5.6 6.3
Robbery 200 223.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 263 293.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 493 549.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 332 370.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,710 1,906.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 901 1,004.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,943 3,281.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

South Gate 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 South Gate

493
Violent Crimes
549.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
48.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 493 violent crimes in South Gate in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in South Gate is 549.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 181.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in South Gate each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 48.63% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 24.34% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In South Gate

2,943
Property Crimes
3,281.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
67.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,943 property crimes in South Gate in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in South Gate is 3,281.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in South Gate each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 67.88% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 53.40% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around South Gate

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
Lynwood, CA 64,142 2,129 3,319.2 2,517.9 801.3
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
Cudahy, CA 21,807 447 2,049.8 1,329.8 720.0
Artesia, CA 15,608 501 3,209.9 2,646.1 563.8

South Gate SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
4
Safety
4
Amenities
10
Education
3
Commute
4
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