Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Hawaiian Gardens, CA Crime Grade
How Hawaiian Gardens 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 Hawaiian Gardens, CA was 736.4 per 100,000 residents (97 incidents over a population of 13,172). That puts Hawaiian Gardens 102% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 54% above the California statewide rate of 478.7.
That ranks Hawaiian Gardens #3,555 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 6% of them, and #351 of 371 in California. Violent crime is up 40% year over year and up 39% over the last five years.
Hawaiian Gardens, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- California Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 736.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,555 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #351 of 371
- Safer than
- 6% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 40%
- 5-year change
- up 39%
- Population
- 13,172
- Reporting agency
- Hawaiian Gardens Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Hawaiian Gardens Police Department (FBI ORI CA0192700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Hawaiian Gardens (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Hawaiian Gardens 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 | 530.7(76) | 367.6(52) | 584.8(79) | 524.5(70) | 736.4(97) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 7.1(1) | 22.2(3) | 0.0(0) | 22.8(3) |
| Rape | 34.9(5) | 42.4(6) | 22.2(3) | 15.0(2) | 45.6(6) |
| Robbery | 167.6(24) | 106.0(15) | 133.2(18) | 104.9(14) | 113.9(15) |
| Aggravated assault | 328.2(47) | 212.1(30) | 407.1(55) | 404.6(54) | 554.2(73) |
| Property crime | 1592.2(228) | 1399.7(198) | 2405.6(325) | 2038.1(272) | 2102.9(277) |
| Burglary | 474.9(68) | 459.5(65) | 621.8(84) | 666.9(89) | 607.3(80) |
| Larceny | 705.3(101) | 650.4(92) | 1117.7(151) | 861.7(115) | 933.8(123) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 391.1(56) | 282.8(40) | 658.8(89) | 502.0(67) | 561.8(74) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Hawaiian Gardens, CA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Hawaiian Gardens Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Hawaiian Gardens calculated?
- Hawaiian Gardens's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the California state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Hawaiian Gardens Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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