El Cerritos, CA Analytics

January recorded 4,592 crime incidents.

December recorded 3,900 crime incidents.

November recorded 4,681 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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13,173Total

Crime Types

  • Other: 6,343
  • Theft: 3,382
  • Assault: 1,520
  • Arrest: 605
  • Burglary: 517
  • Vandalism: 448
  • Shooting: 167
  • Robbery: 121
  • Arson: 70

Crime by Month

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

November had about 1% more crime than December, with November producing 781 more crimes than December.

November had about 1% more crime than January, with November producing 89 more crimes than January.

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 90% of violent crime in El Cerritos, California.

The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 85% of property crime in El Cerritos, California.

Reported Shootings in El Cerritos, California

We recorded 167 shootings over a three month period in El Cerritos, California. That's an average of about 55.667 shootings per month. January saw the most shootings with 61, followed by December with 60 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.