Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Inglewood.įor Inglewood, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Now let us turn to take a look at how Inglewood does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. Regardless of how Inglewood does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most. Importantly, when you compare Inglewood to other communities of similar population, then Inglewood crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Within California, more than 86% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Inglewood. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 31. With a crime rate of 32 per one thousand residents, Inglewood has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities.
