El Monte, CA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in El Monte in green. The most dangerous areas in El Monte 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 El Monte, CA Safe from Assault?

The D+ grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US city. El Monte is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of cities are safer and 26% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to El Monte's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in El Monte is 2.831 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in El Monte generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in El Monte may be as high as 1 in 228 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 545 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northeast parts of El Monte, CA: about 42 per year. The southwest part of El Monte has fewer cases of assault with only 17 in a typical year.

How El Monte's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in El Monte to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, El Monte is safer than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in El Monte, CA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of El Monte about $8,175,848 in 2025, or roughly $81 per resident. This is part of El Monte's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for El Monte, including every crime type and how El Monte compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading El Monte's crime maps on the El Monte overall crime page.

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Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in El Monte is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to El Monte.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
South El Monte, CA	D	D	D-	D
Avocado Heights, CA	D-	D-	F	D-
Temple City, CA	C	C-	D+	C-
Rosemead, CA	C	D+	D+	D+
Baldwin Park, CA	C	C-	D+	C-
West Puente Valley, CA	B-	C	C-	C-
Arcadia, CA	C-	D+	D	C-
San Gabriel, CA	C-	D	D+	D
La Puente, CA	C	C-	D+	D+
Monrovia, CA	C-	D+	D	D+

Assault in City with Similar Populations

El Monte is similar versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Lake Charles, LA	D	D	D	D-
Las Cruces, NM	D-	D-	D-	D-
Hemet, CA	D+	D	D	D
Huntsville, AL	D+	C-	C-	D+
Hendersonville, TN	C	C	C	C
Humble, TX	D+	D+	D+	D
Homestead, FL	A	C+	C+	C
Hialeah, FL	B+	B	B	B-
Hollywood, FL	C+	C-	C-	D+
Harrisburg, PA	B+	B+	B+	B

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

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