Crime in Los Alamitos, California

Los Alamitos's crime rate

There were 136 crimes reported in Los Alamitos, California in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 1,178 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Los Alamitos compare?

Los Alamitos has a lower overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Los Alamitos's overall crime rate is 57% lower than the overall crime rate in California. Statewide, there were 1,095,445 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,772 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Los Alamitos, however, property crimes account for about 96% of all offenses.

Despite accounting for a higher than average share of total offenses, property crime is less prevalent in Los Alamitos than it is nationwide. There were 130 property crimes in Los Alamitos in 2019, or 1,126 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Los Alamitos. There were 73 larcenies reported in Los Alamitos in 2019, or 633 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 41 break-ins reported in Los Alamitos in 2019, or 355 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Los Alamitos, meanwhile, there were 16 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 139 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Los Alamitos, however, violent offenses account for a much smaller 4% share of all reported crime.

At 52 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Los Alamitos is well below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Los Alamitos reported a total of 6 violent crimes in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. In Los Alamitos, however, robbery is the most commonly reported type of violent crime. There were 2 aggravated assaults reported in Los Alamitos in 2019, or 17 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is far higher, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There were 3 robberies reported in Los Alamitos in 2019, a rate of 26 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There was one rape reported in Los Alamitos in 2019, or 9 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.

Murder

While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Los Alamitos.

Los Alamitos compared to other cities in California

Los Alamitos has a lower crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in California. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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