Avocado Heights, CA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Avocado Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Avocado Heights are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Avocado Heights, CA Safe?

The D- grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US city. Avocado Heights is in the 10th percentile for safety, meaning 90% of cities are safer and 10% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Avocado Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Avocado Heights is 4.855 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Avocado Heights generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Avocado Heights may be as high as 1 in 52 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 405 in the west part of the city. See the section on interpreting the assault map, however, because comparing rates for assault or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southeast parts of Avocado Heights, CA: about 14 per year. The northeast part of Avocado Heights has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Assault Maps

When looking at the assault map for Avocado Heights, remember that the rate of assault per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the southeast part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the assault rate map do not always indicate danger for Avocado Heights residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Avocado Heights has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Avocado Heights has 0, have the same problem. Of Avocado Heights’s 9,587 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Avocado Heights Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All assault rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Avocado Heights residents in a standard year.

Individual Avocado Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Avocado Heights is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Avocado Heights.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
West Puente Valley, CA	B-	C	C-	C-
La Puente, CA	C	C-	D+	D+
El Monte, CA	C-	D+	D	D+
South El Monte, CA	D	D	D-	D
Baldwin Park, CA	C	C-	D+	C-
Hacienda Heights, CA	C+	C	D+	C
Valinda, CA	C+	B-	C-	C+
Industry, CA	F	F	F	F
West Covina, CA	C	C	D	C
Irwindale, CA	F	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Avocado Heights is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
DeMotte, IN	A	A	A	A
New Boston, MI	A	B	B	B+
Nebo, NC	C	C-	C-	D+
Naranja, FL	B	D	D	D
Venetia, PA	A+	A+	A+	A+
Mount Horeb, WI	B	A-	A-	B+
Montecito, CA	D	D	D	D+
Willard, MO	B-	B	B	B
Moab, UT	F	D	D	D
Middletown, KY	C+	A-	A-	B+

Considering only the assault rate, Avocado Heights is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Avocado Heights, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Avocado Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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