El Cerritos, CA Analytics

February recorded 4,404 crime incidents.

January recorded 4,877 crime incidents.

December recorded 5,233 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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Crime Types

  • Other: 6,811
  • Theft: 3,779
  • Assault: 1,711
  • Arrest: 628
  • Burglary: 612
  • Vandalism: 531
  • Robbery: 210
  • Shooting: 152
  • Arson: 80

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 January, with December producing 356 more crimes than January.

December had about 1% more crime than February, with December producing 829 more crimes than February.

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 92% 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 152 shootings over a three month period in El Cerritos, California. That's an average of about 50.667 shootings per month. December saw the most shootings with 79, followed by January with 42 shootings, and February with 31 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.