Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Cerritos has a violent crime rate of 350 per 100,000 residents, 8% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 141.4 per 100,000, robbery at 187.1, rape at 19.6. The murder rate is 2.2 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 5,333 per 100,000, 172% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 3,738, burglary at 975, vehicle theft at 620 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 238 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 364 federally declared disasters. Overall, Cerritos receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Cerritos vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)