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Downey Crime Rate Report (California)

Downey crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Downey for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Downey in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 8.64% and the city property crime rate in Downey was higher than the national property crime rate average by 41.98%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Downey was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 30.83% and the city property crime rate in Downey was higher than the property crime rate in California by 21.59%.

Property and Violent Crime
Downey Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Downey Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Downey Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault165
Arson9
Burglary242
Larceny and Theft1,416
Motor Vehicle Theft701
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape24
Robbery132
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,740
Property Crime2,359
Violent Crime324
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault244
Arson6
Burglary189
Larceny and Theft1,408
Motor Vehicle Theft900
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape31
Robbery153
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,878
Property Crime2,497
Violent Crime432

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Downey Property Crime

Downey Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Downey Crime 2025

Downey Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Downey Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Downey Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Downey, California crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Downey crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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