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The Compton crime rate is much higher than the California average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #449

Compton, CA	3,473.40
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.

Compton, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Compton, CA	Count	25	27	353	724	542	1,366	711	51
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	25.5	27.5	359.4	737.1	551.8	1,390.7	723.9	51.9	2,783
	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	Compton, CA	Count	36	26	360	820	579	1,160	799	39
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	36.8	26.6	367.7	837.5	591.4	1,184.8	816.1	39.8	3,075
	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	Compton, CA	Count	21	33	428	736	574	1,006	819	40
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	21.4	33.7	436.5	750.6	585.4	1,025.9	835.2	40.8	2,864
	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	Compton, CA	Count	17	45	380	625	800	1,202	863	39
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	17.4	46.1	389.4	640.4	819.8	1,231.7	884.3	40.0	2,878
	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	Compton, CA	Count	25	25	477	800	847	1,223	714	41
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	26.6	26.6	507.9	851.8	901.9	1,302.2	760.3	43.7	3,305
	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	Compton, CA	Count	36	36	509	876	768	1,355	928	91
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	38.4	38.4	542.2	933.2	818.1	1,443.5	988.6	96.9	3,783
	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	Compton, CA	Count	28	48	595	1,067	896	1,409	1,028	95
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	29.6	50.8	629.5	1,128.9	948.0	1,490.7	1,087.6	100.5	4,167
	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	Compton, CA	Count	37	42	466	1,078	636	1,034	1,135	82
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	38.5	43.8	485.5	1,123.0	662.6	1,077.2	1,182.4	85.4	3,844
	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	Compton, CA	Count	39	50	534	1,049	578	931	902	99
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	40.4	51.8	553.3	1,086.8	598.8	964.6	934.5	102.6	3,795
	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	Compton, CA	Count	65	40	474	1,152	638	971	1,006	91
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	67.1	41.3	489.3	1,189.2	658.6	1,002.3	1,038.5	93.9	4,240
	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

Compton, CA	27.22
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.

Compton, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Compton, CA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	3.1	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30
	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	Compton, CA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	20
	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	Compton, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	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	Compton, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Compton, CA	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	3.2	2.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	31
	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	Compton, CA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	21
	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	Compton, CA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	31
	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	Compton, CA	Count	8	5	0	0	3	0
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	8.3	5.2	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	83
	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	Compton, CA	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Compton, CA	Per 100,000	2.1	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	20
	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