Whittier, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Whittier, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,871 total crimes committed in Whittier the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,199.3 total crimes per 100K people in Whittier.
  • The overall crime rate in Whittier is -5.38% below the national average.
  • Whittier ranks #232 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Whittier ranks #6,947 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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Whittier Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Whittier is 2,199.3 per 100,000 people. That's -5.38% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -14.79% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Whittier
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,871 2,199.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 6 7.1 5.6 6.3
Robbery 80 94.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 131 154.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 237 278.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 257 302.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,065 1,251.9 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 312 366.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,634 1,920.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Whittier 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 Whittier

237
Violent Crimes
278.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 237 violent crimes in Whittier in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Whittier is 278.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 359.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Whittier each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.67% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -36.98% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Whittier

1,634
Property Crimes
1,920.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-1.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,634 property crimes in Whittier in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Whittier is 1,920.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Whittier each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -1.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.20% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Whittier

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
La Habra, CA 62,082 1,496 2,409.7 1,987.7 422.0
Pico Rivera, CA 59,557 1,716 2,881.3 2,389.3 492.0
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
Santa Fe Springs, CA 18,282 1,451 7,936.8 7,269.4 667.3
Villa Park, CA 5,712 53 927.9 892.9 35.0
La Habra Heights, CA 5,434 60 1,104.2 1,049.0 55.2

Whittier SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
7
Commute
4
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