El Cerrito, CA Analytics

February recorded 79 crime incidents.

January recorded 100 crime incidents.

December recorded 96 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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Crime Types

  • Theft: 105
  • Arrest: 89
  • Burglary: 24
  • Vandalism: 19
  • Assault: 18
  • Robbery: 10
  • Other: 6
  • Arson: 3
  • Shooting: 1

Crime by Month

In the past three months, January had the most number of crimes in El Cerrito, California.

January had about 1% more crime than December, with January producing 4 more crimes than December.

January had about 1% more crime than February, with January producing 21 more crimes than February.

Most Committed Crimes in El Cerrito, California

Over the past three months, Theft was the most committed crime overall making up about 38% of crime in El Cerrito, California.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 95% of violent crime in El Cerrito, California.

The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 80% of property crime in El Cerrito, California.

Reported Shootings in El Cerrito, California

We recorded 1 shootings over a three month period in El Cerrito, California. That's an average of about 0.333 shootings per month. December saw the most shootings with 1, followed by February with 0 shootings, and January with 0 shootings.

Disclaimer: SpotCrime pulls from multiple sources including news reported incidents. A majority of the crime incidents are directly from local police agencies. Occasionally, there may be duplicate crimes. The status of the crime is subject to change.

We are not the FBI. These are not official FBI numbers.

Data is based on a radius around the center point of El Cerrito. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.