Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Compton, CA Crime Grade
How Compton 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
10/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Compton, CA was 1271.7 per 100,000 residents (1,139 incidents over a population of 89,564). That puts Compton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 166% above the California statewide rate of 478.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Compton (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Compton vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1142.4(1,104) | 1177.9(1,125) | 1140.5(1,045) | 1192.4(1,077) | 1271.7(1,139) |
| Murder | 18.6(18) | 18.8(18) | 20.7(19) | 23.2(21) | 20.1(18) |
| Rape | 41.4(40) | 51.3(49) | 37.1(34) | 58.7(53) | 38.0(34) |
| Robbery | 441.9(427) | 297.3(284) | 322.0(295) | 339.9(307) | 350.6(314) |
| Aggravated assault | 640.5(619) | 810.4(774) | 760.7(697) | 770.6(696) | 863.1(773) |
| Property crime | 2473.1(2,390) | 2401.8(2,294) | 2726.3(2,498) | 3532.9(3,191) | 3223.4(2,887) |
| Burglary | 345.6(334) | 232.4(222) | 304.5(279) | 431.8(390) | 387.4(347) |
| Larceny | 1329.7(1,285) | 1244.9(1,189) | 1263.8(1,158) | 1736.0(1,568) | 1611.1(1,443) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 752.3(727) | 877.4(838) | 1104.5(1,012) | 1273.2(1,150) | 1146.7(1,027) |
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: Compton'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.
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