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Bell Gardens, CA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Bell Gardens is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 15 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Bell Gardens is 1 in 66. Based on FBI crime data, Bell Gardens is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to California, Bell Gardens has a crime rate that is higher than 39% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Bell Gardens compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Bell Gardens with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Bell Gardens's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Bell Gardens does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Bell Gardens.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Bell Gardens occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Bell Gardens; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 258. This equates to a rate of 4 per one thousand inhabitants.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Bell Gardens experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Bell Gardens's rate for property crime is 11 per one thousand population. This makes Bell Gardens a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Bell Gardens is one in 89.

Importantly, we found that Bell Gardens has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Bell Gardens is one in 213.

Bell Gardens Crime Data

total Crime Index

32

(100 is safest)


Safer than 32% of U.S. cities.

Bell Gardens Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

147

427

574

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

3.88

11.26

15.13

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
3.88
4.99
National Median: 4
    Bell Gardens
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 258

in Bell Gardens

1 in 200

in California

Bell Gardens Violent Crimes

Population: 37,927
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 5 7 43 92
Rate per 1,000 0.13 0.18 1.13 2.43

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
11.26
23.43
National Median: 20
    Bell Gardens
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 89

in Bell Gardens

1 in 43

in California

Property Crimes

Population: 37,927
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 66 183 178
Rate per 1,000 1.74 4.83 4.69

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Bell Gardens Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
233
84
National Median: 27.0
    Bell Gardens
    California