Crime & Safety in Cerritos, CA

Cerritos has a violent crime rate of 251 per 100,000 residents, 34% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 100.7 per 100,000, robbery at 128.4, rape at 19.8. The murder rate is 2.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 3,227 per 100,000, 65% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,366, burglary at 620, vehicle theft at 241 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.