Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024

South El Monte, CA Crime Grade

How South El Monte grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.

F

National

9/10

vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population

D

California

8/10

vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2024, the violent crime rate in South El Monte, CA was 466.6 per 100,000 residents (88 incidents over a population of 18,861). That puts South El Monte 28% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 3% below the California statewide rate of 478.7.

Violent crime rate, 5-year trend

Per 100,000 residents. South El Monte (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).

South El Monte vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense

Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.

Full data, last 5 years

Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.

Offense20192020202220232024
Violent crime489.2(102)572.0(118)645.4(126)591.9(116)466.6(88)
Murder4.8(1)0.0(0)5.1(1)5.1(1)0.0(0)
Rape52.8(11)43.6(9)25.6(5)10.2(2)10.6(2)
Robbery153.5(32)140.6(29)179.3(35)214.3(42)153.8(29)
Aggravated assault278.2(58)387.8(80)435.4(85)362.3(71)302.2(57)
Property crime2412.2(503)2792.3(576)4451.2(869)3771.0(739)3266.0(616)
Burglary633.0(132)804.7(166)1511.0(295)1316.5(258)1012.7(191)
Larceny1218.1(254)1347.7(278)1931.1(377)1786.0(350)1537.6(290)
Motor vehicle theft546.7(114)596.3(123)1003.9(196)653.2(128)684.0(129)

How the Crime Grade is calculated

  • Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
  • Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
  • National decile: South El Monte's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
  • State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
  • Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
  • Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
  • Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.

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