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The Cerritos crime rate is lower than the California average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #263

Cerritos, CA	1,516.63
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Cerritos, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Cerritos, CA	Count	0	3	50	33	293	1,051	181	3
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.0	100.3	66.2	587.6	2,107.6	363.0	6.0	1,249
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Cerritos, CA	Count	0	4	42	36	374	1,210	218	6
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.0	84.3	72.3	750.8	2,428.9	437.6	12.0	1,441
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Cerritos, CA	Count	0	7	67	46	441	1,253	176	10
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	14.0	134.4	92.3	884.5	2,513.2	353.0	20.1	1,612
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Cerritos, CA	Count	0	4	51	29	375	1,221	165	3
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.1	102.8	58.4	755.8	2,460.8	332.5	6.0	1,413
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Cerritos, CA	Count	0	3	49	41	301	1,167	228	6
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	5.9	96.0	80.4	589.9	2,287.1	446.8	11.8	1,345
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Cerritos, CA	Count	2	4	50	25	254	1,291	217	6
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	3.9	7.8	97.5	48.7	495.1	2,516.6	423.0	11.7	1,381
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Cerritos, CA	Count	1	6	90	43	306	1,317	270	8
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	1.9	11.6	174.2	83.2	592.4	2,549.6	522.7	15.5	1,627
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Cerritos, CA	Count	0	4	78	56	333	1,242	305	13
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.6	148.7	106.7	634.7	2,367.4	581.4	24.8	1,569
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Cerritos, CA	Count	4	4	115	49	300	1,316	296	6
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	7.5	7.5	216.8	92.4	565.7	2,481.4	558.1	11.3	1,751
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Cerritos, CA	Count	1	5	97	72	453	1,287	280	20
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	1.9	9.4	182.2	135.2	850.7	2,416.9	525.8	37.6	1,778
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Cerritos, CA	23.78
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Cerritos, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Cerritos, CA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	20
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Cerritos, CA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	6.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	60
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Cerritos, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Cerritos, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Cerritos, CA	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	3.9	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	39
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Cerritos, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Cerritos, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Cerritos, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Cerritos, CA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Cerritos, CA	Per 100,000	1.9	0.0	0.0	1.9	0.0	0.0	18
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30