Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Whittier has a violent crime rate of 495 per 100,000 residents, 30% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 315.0 per 100,000, robbery at 143.1, rape at 31.3. The murder rate is 6.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,409 per 100,000, 23% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,626, burglary at 343, vehicle theft at 428 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 817 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 1,001 federally declared disasters. Overall, Whittier receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Whittier vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)