Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
South El Monte, CA Crime Grade
How South El Monte 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 South El Monte, CA was 466.6 per 100,000 residents (88 incidents over a population of 18,861). That puts South El Monte 28% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 3% below the California statewide rate of 478.7.
That ranks South El Monte #3,207 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 15% of them, and #276 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 21% year over year and down 5% over the last five years.
South El Monte, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- California Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 466.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,207 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #276 of 371
- Safer than
- 15% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 21%
- 5-year change
- down 5%
- Population
- 18,861
- Reporting agency
- South El Monte Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by South El Monte Police Department (FBI ORI CA0196800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South El Monte (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South El Monte 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 | 489.2(102) | 572.0(118) | 645.4(126) | 591.9(116) | 466.6(88) |
| Murder | 4.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 5.1(1) | 5.1(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 52.8(11) | 43.6(9) | 25.6(5) | 10.2(2) | 10.6(2) |
| Robbery | 153.5(32) | 140.6(29) | 179.3(35) | 214.3(42) | 153.8(29) |
| Aggravated assault | 278.2(58) | 387.8(80) | 435.4(85) | 362.3(71) | 302.2(57) |
| Property crime | 2412.2(503) | 2792.3(576) | 4451.2(869) | 3771.0(739) | 3266.0(616) |
| Burglary | 633.0(132) | 804.7(166) | 1511.0(295) | 1316.5(258) | 1012.7(191) |
| Larceny | 1218.1(254) | 1347.7(278) | 1931.1(377) | 1786.0(350) | 1537.6(290) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 546.7(114) | 596.3(123) | 1003.9(196) | 653.2(128) | 684.0(129) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the South El Monte, 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 South El Monte 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 South El Monte calculated?
- South El Monte'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 South El Monte 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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