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Lakewood Crime Rate Report (California)

Lakewood crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Lakewood for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Lakewood in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 8.57% and the city property crime rate in Lakewood was higher than the national property crime rate average by 32.68%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Lakewood was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 17.8% and the city property crime rate in Lakewood was higher than the property crime rate in California by 13.62%.

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

Lakewood Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault163
Arson11
Burglary175
Larceny and Theft1,101
Motor Vehicle Theft304
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape21
Robbery91
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,933
Property Crime1,580
Violent Crime276
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault201
Arson6
Burglary170
Larceny and Theft977
Motor Vehicle Theft418
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape18
Robbery106
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,918
Property Crime1,565
Violent Crime326

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Lakewood Property Crime

Lakewood Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Lakewood Crime 2025

Lakewood Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Lakewood Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Lakewood Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Lakewood, 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 Lakewood crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 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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