Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Lakewood, CA Crime Grade
How Lakewood 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 2024, the violent crime rate in Lakewood, CA was 453.0 per 100,000 residents (348 incidents over a population of 76,818). That puts Lakewood Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 5% below the California statewide rate of 478.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lakewood (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lakewood 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 | 277.0(222) | 297.9(236) | 467.9(369) | 353.4(274) | 453.0(348) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 1.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 1.3(1) | 3.9(3) |
| Rape | 25.0(20) | 20.2(16) | 24.1(19) | 18.1(14) | 15.6(12) |
| Robbery | 129.8(104) | 108.6(86) | 138.2(109) | 123.8(96) | 182.2(140) |
| Aggravated assault | 122.3(98) | 167.9(133) | 305.6(241) | 210.2(163) | 251.2(193) |
| Property crime | 2306.9(1,849) | 2166.1(1,716) | 2346.0(1,850) | 2237.7(1,735) | 2589.2(1,989) |
| Burglary | 378.0(303) | 300.4(238) | 300.5(237) | 337.9(262) | 295.5(227) |
| Larceny | 1689.3(1,354) | 1517.3(1,202) | 1497.6(1,181) | 1318.1(1,022) | 1675.4(1,287) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 235.8(189) | 337.0(267) | 542.7(428) | 571.4(443) | 614.4(472) |
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: Lakewood'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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