Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Bell has a violent crime rate of 644 per 100,000 residents, 70% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 465.7 per 100,000, robbery at 118.0, rape at 47.8. The murder rate is 12.8 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,266 per 100,000, 35% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 839, burglary at 102, vehicle theft at 316 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 817 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 1,001 federally declared disasters. Overall, Bell receives a safety grade of F.