El Cerritos, CA Analytics

October recorded 4,940 crime incidents.

September recorded 5,489 crime incidents.

August recorded 5,367 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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Crime Types

  • Other: 7,778
  • Theft: 3,984
  • Assault: 1,869
  • Arrest: 657
  • Burglary: 605
  • Vandalism: 539
  • Robbery: 162
  • Shooting: 130
  • Arson: 72

Crime by Month

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

September had about 1% more crime than August, with September producing 122 more crimes than August.

September had about 1% more crime than October, with September producing 549 more crimes than October.

Most Committed Crimes in El Cerritos, California

Over the past three months, Theft was the most committed crime overall making up about 25% of crime in El Cerritos, California.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 93% 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 130 shootings over a three month period in El Cerritos, California. That's an average of about 43.333 shootings per month. October saw the most shootings with 47, followed by September with 46 shootings, and August with 37 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.