El Cerritos, CA Analytics

January recorded 4,777 crime incidents.

December recorded 5,205 crime incidents.

November recorded 5,135 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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Crime Types

  • Other: 7,224
  • Theft: 3,909
  • Assault: 1,738
  • Burglary: 615
  • Arrest: 608
  • Vandalism: 532
  • Robbery: 208
  • Shooting: 184
  • Arson: 99

Crime by Month

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

December had about 1% more crime than November, with December producing 70 more crimes than November.

December had about 1% more crime than January, with December producing 428 more crimes than January.

Most Committed Crimes in El Cerritos, California

Over the past three months, Theft was the most committed crime overall making up about 26% of crime in El Cerritos, California.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 90% 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 184 shootings over a three month period in El Cerritos, California. That's an average of about 61.333 shootings per month. December saw the most shootings with 79, followed by November with 64 shootings, and January with 41 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.