The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Commerce, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$10.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Commerce, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $3,066 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Commerce with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Commerce, CA Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Commerce's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Commerce sits in the 2nd percentile, ahead of 2% of cities and behind 98%. The grade covers only Commerce's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Commerce is 74.74 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 4 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 25 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Commerce, CA report the most crime, about 280 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Commerce, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Commerce for 2025 is $10,502,431, about $874 per resident and $3,066 per household. That equals 3.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Commerce Compared to Other Cities?

Commerce, CA:	$874
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Commerce is $874 per year, which is $410 more than the national average and $384 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Commerce:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $513 more than in Commerce.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $661 less than in Commerce

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Commerce for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Commerce	Cost per Commerce Resident
Murder	$1.30 million	$108
Rape/Sexual Assault	$380,931	$32
Robbery	$659,673	$55
Assault	$2.55 million	$212
Kidnapping	$87,110	$7
Vehicle Theft	$1.32 million	$110
Burglary	$840,166	$70
Theft	$2.60 million	$217
Arson	$55,447	$5
Vandalism	$399,091	$33
Animal Cruelty	$1,930	$0
Drug Crimes	$189,556	$16
Identity Theft	$118,014	$10
Total Cost of Crime	$10,502,431	$874

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Commerce, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Commerce totals $11,466,343 ($955 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $21,968,774 ($1,829 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Commerce has 4, do the same, and of Commerce's 12,011 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Commerce Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.385
Robbery	1.746
Rape	0.5231
Murder	0.0575
Total Violent Crime	9.712 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	41.82
Vehicle Theft	7.117
Burglary	7.712
Arson	0.1912
Total Property Crime	56.84 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1196
Drug Crimes	2.134
Vandalism	4.651
Identity Theft	1.269
Animal Cruelty	0.0217
Total "Other" Rate	8.195 (C+)

Individual Commerce Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bell Gardens, CA	C	D	C-
Maywood, CA	C-	D	D
Vernon, CA	F	F	F
Bell, CA	C	D+	D+
East Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	C-
Montebello, CA	C-	C-	D
Cudahy, CA	C	D	D+
Pico Rivera, CA	C-	C-	D
Huntington Park, CA	D	D-	D-
Monterey Park, CA	C	D+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Commerce is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. 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
Poteau, OK	D-	C	C
Jarrell, TX	A-	B	B
Jefferson Hills, PA	A	A+	A+
Jericho, NY	B	B-	B-
Jerseyville, IL	B+	B+	B+
Juana Diaz, PR	D-	D-	D-
Jupiter Farms, FL	A+	A+	A+
Kalaoa, HI	C	B	B
Kennett, MO	D	D-	D-
Lake Geneva, WI	B	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Commerce 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 Commerce, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Commerce schools on SchoolGrade

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