El Cerritos, CA Analytics

December recorded 3,829 crime incidents.

November recorded 4,681 crime incidents.

October recorded 5,062 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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Crime Types

  • Other: 6,561
  • Theft: 3,524
  • Assault: 1,619
  • Arrest: 571
  • Burglary: 514
  • Vandalism: 455
  • Shooting: 152
  • Robbery: 124
  • Arson: 52

Crime by Month

In the past three months, October had the most number of crimes in El Cerritos, California.

October had about 1% more crime than November, with October producing 381 more crimes than November.

October had about 1% more crime than December, with October producing 1,233 more crimes than December.

Most Committed Crimes in El Cerritos, California

Over the past three months, Theft was the most committed crime overall making up about 26% of crime in El Cerritos, California.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 91% of violent crime in El Cerritos, California.

The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 86% of property crime in El Cerritos, California.

Reported Shootings in El Cerritos, California

We recorded 152 shootings over a three month period in El Cerritos, California. That's an average of about 50.667 shootings per month. December saw the most shootings with 59, followed by October with 47 shootings, and November with 46 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 Cerritos. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.