Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Lawndale, CA Crime Grade
How Lawndale 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
9/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Lawndale, CA was 593.7 per 100,000 residents (176 incidents over a population of 29,647). That puts Lawndale Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 24% above the California statewide rate of 478.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lawndale (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lawndale 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 | 381.7(125) | 476.1(154) | 436.4(133) | 622.9(187) | 593.7(176) |
| Murder | 3.1(1) | 3.1(1) | 3.3(1) | 3.3(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 18.3(6) | 18.5(6) | 32.8(10) | 20.0(6) | 20.2(6) |
| Robbery | 122.1(40) | 154.6(50) | 91.9(28) | 153.2(46) | 205.8(61) |
| Aggravated assault | 238.2(78) | 299.9(97) | 308.4(94) | 446.4(134) | 367.7(109) |
| Property crime | 1267.1(415) | 1511.7(489) | 1692.9(516) | 2145.3(644) | 1868.7(554) |
| Burglary | 253.4(83) | 182.4(59) | 259.2(79) | 286.5(86) | 209.1(62) |
| Larceny | 696.2(228) | 754.3(244) | 843.2(257) | 1285.9(386) | 1119.8(332) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 305.3(100) | 559.6(181) | 577.4(176) | 556.3(167) | 536.3(159) |
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: Lawndale'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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