Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bell, CA Crime Grade
How Bell grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
8/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bell, CA was 459.4 per 100,000 residents (145 incidents over a population of 31,562). That puts Bell Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 11% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bell (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bell vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 512.3(182) | 634.7(204) | 731.7(234) | 602.8(189) | 459.4(145) |
| Murder | 5.6(2) | 9.3(3) | 9.4(3) | 12.8(4) | 6.3(2) |
| Rape | 33.8(12) | 46.7(15) | 40.6(13) | 44.7(14) | 19.0(6) |
| Robbery | 95.7(34) | 127.6(41) | 206.4(66) | 111.6(35) | 63.4(20) |
| Aggravated assault | 377.2(134) | 451.2(145) | 475.3(152) | 433.8(136) | 370.7(117) |
| Property crime | 1413.0(502) | 1319.2(424) | 1744.7(558) | 1183.3(371) | 855.5(270) |
| Burglary | 413.8(147) | 298.7(96) | 184.5(59) | 102.1(32) | 82.4(26) |
| Larceny | 669.9(238) | 678.3(218) | 1210.1(387) | 775.0(243) | 592.5(187) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 329.3(117) | 332.9(107) | 328.3(105) | 296.6(93) | 164.8(52) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Bell's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
Want crime data for your application?
SpotCrime's Real-Time Crime Data API delivers incident-level data, not just aggregate grades. Used by family-safety apps, real-estate platforms, executive protection teams, and government agencies.