
According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Compton is one in 85. Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon.

This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Compton.įor Compton, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small).

Now let us turn to take a look at how Compton does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. Regardless of how Compton does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most. Importantly, when you compare Compton to other communities of similar population, then Compton crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. In fact, after researching dangerous places to live, NeighborhoodScout found Compton to be one of the top 100 most dangerous cities in the U.S.A. Within California, more than 92% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Compton. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 26.

With a crime rate of 38 per one thousand residents, Compton has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities.
