West Covina, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Covina, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,841 total crimes committed in West Covina the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,712.5 total crimes per 100K people in West Covina.
  • The overall crime rate in West Covina is 16.71% above the national average.
  • West Covina ranks #303 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • West Covina ranks #7,766 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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West Covina Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Covina is 2,712.5 per 100,000 people. That's 16.71% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 5.09% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Covina
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,841 2,712.5 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 2.9 5.6 6.3
Robbery 119 113.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 267 254.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 424 404.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 343 327.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,666 1,590.6 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 408 389.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,417 2,307.6 2,138.9 1,954.4

West Covina 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 West Covina

424
Violent Crimes
404.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
9.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 424 violent crimes in West Covina in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Covina is 404.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 247.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Covina each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 9.47% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -8.42% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Covina

2,417
Property Crimes
2,307.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
18.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,417 property crimes in West Covina in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Covina is 2,307.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Covina each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 18.07% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.89% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Covina

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
Baldwin Park, CA 69,205 1,419 2,050.4 1,592.4 458.1
Yorba Linda, CA 67,550 709 1,049.6 996.3 53.3
Covina, CA 49,590 1,553 3,131.7 2,803.0 328.7
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
La Puente, CA 36,563 548 1,498.8 1,181.5 317.3
La Verne, CA 30,060 721 2,398.5 2,208.9 189.6
Walnut, CA 27,253 470 1,724.6 1,596.2 128.4
Villa Park, CA 5,712 53 927.9 892.9 35.0

West Covina SnackAbility

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