North El Monte is a neighborhood of 4,840 residents in Arcadia, about 3 miles south of downtown · Updated November 2026
Is North El Monte in Arcadia safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B-, North El Monte has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 76% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A- against D+. Arcadia as a whole grades A-. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from B to C+; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 607 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
24% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than North El Monte as a whole, and 76% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. North El Monte scores 607.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in North El Monte, Arcadia, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North El Monte in Arcadia, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in North El Monte
Theft runs low. North El Monte has 4.8 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, less than half the US rate of 13.1.
Crime rates and types in North El Monte
CrimeGrade™ estimates North El Monte has about 19 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 49% less than the US as a whole and 46% less than Arcadia as a whole.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in North El Monte, about 25% of everything reported, but vehicle theft costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How North El Monte compares with nearby neighborhoods
North El Monte has more crime than 6 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods. North East and South East have the least crime nearby.
Empty homes, shops and walkability in North El Monte
Two things set North El Monte apart: it has 1.2 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 0.2 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and car theft, yet theft and car theft run higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.NoneUS: 7.1%Lower than for 99% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.1.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 97% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 71% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (24 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 66% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 84% of residents of US city neighborhoods
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs North El Monte
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs North El Monte about $768 a year per household, 36% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $3.3 million a year, or $681 per resident.
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in North El Monte means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. North El Monte is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in North El Monte, Arcadia, CA average a SchoolGrade of B+: 41% of students test proficient, against 40% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in North El Monte on SchoolGrade
