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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$51.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Gardena, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,689 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Gardena 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 Gardena, CA Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Gardena's combined rate is higher than the norm. Gardena sits in the 19th percentile, ahead of 19% of cities and behind 81%. The grade covers only Gardena's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Gardena is 38.39 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 29 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Gardena, CA report the most crime, about 514 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 100 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Gardena, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Gardena for 2025 is $51,391,633, about $583 per resident and $1,689 per household. That equals 1.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.5%

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

Gardena, CA:	$583
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Gardena is $583 per year, which is $118 more than the national average and $92 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Gardena:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $805 more than in Gardena.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $370 less than in Gardena

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Gardena	Cost per Gardena Resident
Murder	$10.5 million	$119
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.85 million	$32
Robbery	$3.46 million	$39
Assault	$9.67 million	$110
Kidnapping	$595,400	$7
Vehicle Theft	$10.4 million	$117
Burglary	$2.68 million	$30
Theft	$7.39 million	$84
Arson	$471,156	$5
Vandalism	$1.89 million	$21
Animal Cruelty	$11,472	$0
Drug Crimes	$1.20 million	$14
Identity Theft	$291,744	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$51,391,633	$583

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Gardena, 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 Gardena totals $87,858,311 ($996 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $139,249,944 ($1,579 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 northwest 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 Gardena has 6, do the same, and of Gardena's 88,193 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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Gardena 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 Gardena residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.818
Robbery	1.246
Rape	0.5323
Murder	0.0635
Total Violent Crime	5.659 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.18
Vehicle Theft	7.586
Burglary	3.349
Arson	0.2212
Total Property Crime	27.33 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1113
Drug Crimes	1.843
Vandalism	2.998
Identity Theft	0.4274
Animal Cruelty	0.0176
Total "Other" Rate	5.397 (B+)

Individual Gardena Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
West Athens, CA	D	D	D-
Lawndale, CA	C-	D+	D+
Hawthorne, CA	C	D	D+
Westmont, CA	D+	D-	D
Willowbrook, CA	D+	D-	D
Del Aire, CA	B-	C	C-
Compton, CA	D	D-	D-
Torrance, CA	D+	D+	D-
Lennox, CA	D+	D	D
Carson, CA	C-	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Gardena 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
Phoenix, AZ	C	C-	C-
Palm Harbor, FL	A+	A+	A+
Palm Coast, FL	A+	A+	A+
Pembroke Pines, FL	B+	B	B
Peoria, IL	C-	C-	C-
Philadelphia, PA	C+	B-	B-
Manchester, NH	C	A-	A-
Middletown, OH	C	B-	B-
Mesa, AZ	C	C-	C-
Marysville, WA	D-	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Gardena 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 Gardena, CA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Gardena schools on SchoolGrade

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