Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
South Gate, CA Crime Grade
How South Gate 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 South Gate, CA was 525.6 per 100,000 residents (469 incidents over a population of 89,223). That puts South Gate Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 10% above the California statewide rate of 478.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Gate (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Gate 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 | 658.6(622) | 682.5(637) | 549.6(493) | 537.8(485) | 525.6(469) |
| Murder | 4.2(4) | 3.2(3) | 5.6(5) | 8.9(8) | 4.5(4) |
| Rape | 22.2(21) | 20.4(19) | 27.9(25) | 17.7(16) | 29.1(26) |
| Robbery | 189.5(179) | 186.4(174) | 223.0(200) | 235.1(212) | 241.0(215) |
| Aggravated assault | 442.6(418) | 472.5(441) | 293.2(263) | 276.1(249) | 251.1(224) |
| Property crime | 2943.5(2,780) | 3173.5(2,962) | 3303.3(2,963) | 3509.5(3,165) | 3620.1(3,230) |
| Burglary | 371.6(351) | 336.4(314) | 370.1(332) | 277.2(250) | 288.0(257) |
| Larceny | 1760.8(1,663) | 1887.8(1,762) | 1906.4(1,710) | 2078.0(1,874) | 2335.7(2,084) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 783.5(740) | 932.1(870) | 1004.5(901) | 1143.2(1,031) | 975.1(870) |
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: South Gate'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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