Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
West Covina, CA Crime Grade
How West Covina 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
4/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in West Covina, CA was 213.4 per 100,000 residents (227 incidents over a population of 106,374). That puts West Covina Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 49% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks West Covina #2,133 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 43% of them, and #126 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 16% year over year and up 9% over the last five years.
West Covina, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- California Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 213.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,133 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #126 of 371
- Safer than
- 43% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 16%
- 5-year change
- up 9%
- Population
- 106,374
- Reporting agency
- West Covina Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by West Covina Police Department (FBI ORI CA0197500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. West Covina (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
West Covina vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 196.2(206) | 411.5(431) | 350.4(361) | 254.6(266) | 213.4(227) |
| Murder | 1.0(1) | 2.9(3) | 1.0(1) | 2.9(3) | 0.9(1) |
| Rape | 22.9(24) | 36.3(38) | 26.2(27) | 18.2(19) | 14.1(15) |
| Robbery | 68.6(72) | 113.6(119) | 124.3(128) | 75.6(79) | 60.2(64) |
| Aggravated assault | 103.8(109) | 258.7(271) | 199.0(205) | 157.9(165) | 138.2(147) |
| Property crime | 2110.7(2,216) | 2331.5(2,442) | 2380.3(2,452) | 2127.0(2,222) | 1724.1(1,834) |
| Burglary | 329.6(346) | 328.4(344) | 334.9(345) | 299.6(313) | 158.9(169) |
| Larceny | 1433.5(1,505) | 1598.3(1,674) | 1557.1(1,604) | 1456.0(1,521) | 1338.7(1,424) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 343.8(361) | 391.4(410) | 469.8(484) | 358.0(374) | 214.3(228) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the West Covina, 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 West Covina 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 West Covina calculated?
- West Covina'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 West Covina 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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