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Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2017 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2018 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2018 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
Rancho Palos Verdes has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Rancho Palos Verdes is 1 in 87. How does Rancho Palos Verdes fare compared to other communities in California of all population sizes? Rancho Palos Verdes's crime rate is lower than approximately 85% of California communities.
However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Rancho Palos Verdes has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Rancho Palos Verdes is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes.
For Rancho Palos Verdes, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Rancho Palos Verdes than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1210, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.
Moreover, the rate of property crime in Rancho Palos Verdes; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 11 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.
(100 is safest)
Violent | Property | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes |
35 |
453 |
488 |
Crime Rate
|
0.83 |
10.69 |
11.52 |
Crime | |
---|---|
Rancho Palos Verdes | 0.83 |
California | 4.49 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 0 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.52 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 17,284 | 135,755 | 319,356 | 810,825 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.05 | 0.42 | 0.98 | 2.49 |
Crime | |
---|---|
Rancho Palos Verdes | 10.69 |
California | 24.97 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 153 | 262 | 38 |
Rate per 1,000 | 3.61 | 6.18 | 0.90 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 1,401,840 | 5,519,107 | 773,139 |
Rate per 1,000 | 4.30 | 16.94 | 2.37 |
Crime | |
---|---|
Rancho Palos Verdes | 36 |
California | 88 |