Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Downey, CA Crime Grade
How Downey 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
5/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Downey, CA was 299.3 per 100,000 residents (324 incidents over a population of 108,251). That puts Downey Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 28% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Downey (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Downey 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 313.4(352) | 271.0(301) | 460.5(503) | 439.9(475) | 299.3(324) |
| Murder | 3.6(4) | 1.8(2) | 9.2(10) | 0.9(1) | 2.8(3) |
| Rape | 26.7(30) | 20.7(23) | 30.2(33) | 28.7(31) | 22.2(24) |
| Robbery | 134.4(151) | 96.3(107) | 177.6(194) | 154.7(167) | 121.9(132) |
| Aggravated assault | 148.7(167) | 152.2(169) | 243.5(266) | 255.6(276) | 152.4(165) |
| Property crime | 2205.1(2,477) | 1957.6(2,174) | 2669.7(2,916) | 2895.3(3,126) | 2185.7(2,366) |
| Burglary | 306.2(344) | 219.7(244) | 258.2(282) | 294.5(318) | 223.6(242) |
| Larceny | 1394.1(1,566) | 1094.1(1,215) | 1479.5(1,616) | 1490.2(1,609) | 1306.2(1,414) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 501.2(563) | 624.9(694) | 912.8(997) | 1101.2(1,189) | 647.6(701) |
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: Downey'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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