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The Torrance crime rate is lower than the California average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #117

Torrance, CA	973.46
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Torrance, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Torrance, CA	Count	2	18	73	62	582	1,784	257	4
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	1.4	12.2	49.3	41.9	393.3	1,205.6	173.7	2.7	782
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Torrance, CA	Count	1	16	76	94	591	1,833	362	6
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	0.7	10.8	51.5	63.7	400.6	1,242.4	245.4	4.1	839
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Torrance, CA	Count	4	17	92	77	529	1,823	338	5
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	2.7	11.5	62.2	52.1	357.8	1,233.0	228.6	3.4	845
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Torrance, CA	Count	2	17	91	75	509	1,957	301	11
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	1.4	11.6	61.8	51.0	345.9	1,330.0	204.6	7.5	830
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Torrance, CA	Count	4	19	152	115	516	2,008	335	21
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	2.8	13.5	108.3	81.9	367.5	1,430.1	238.6	15.0	1,016
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Torrance, CA	Count	1	25	139	94	442	2,034	398	11
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	0.7	17.7	98.5	66.6	313.2	1,441.4	282.1	7.8	972
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Torrance, CA	Count	2	21	175	108	509	2,109	453	19
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	1.4	14.8	123.4	76.2	358.9	1,487.1	319.4	13.4	1,068
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Torrance, CA	Count	2	21	213	107	476	2,250	461	16
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	1.4	14.7	149.0	74.8	332.9	1,573.8	322.4	11.2	1,114
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Torrance, CA	Count	1	18	203	132	666	1,998	507	46
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	0.7	12.5	141.3	91.9	463.6	1,390.7	352.9	32.0	1,134
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Torrance, CA	Count	1	20	211	88	641	2,144	505	24
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	0.7	13.9	146.7	61.2	445.8	1,491.1	351.2	16.7	1,133
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Torrance, CA	20.33
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Torrance, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Torrance, CA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	6
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Torrance, CA	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	1.4	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	13
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Torrance, CA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	1.4	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	13
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Torrance, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Torrance, CA	Count	3	1	2	0	0	0
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	2.1	0.7	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	21
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Torrance, CA	Count	8	4	3	0	1	0
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	5.7	2.8	2.1	0.0	0.7	0.0	56
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Torrance, CA	Count	7	5	1	1	0	0
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	4.9	3.5	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	49
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Torrance, CA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Torrance, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Torrance, CA	1.78
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Torrance, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Torrance, CA	Count	330	210	120
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	223.0	141.9	81.1	1.82
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Torrance, CA	Count	352	222	130
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	238.6	150.5	88.1	1.95
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Torrance, CA	Count	308	208	100
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	208.3	140.7	67.6	1.75
	California	Per 100,000	359.6	236.3	123.3	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Torrance, CA	Count	336	215	121
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	228.3	146.1	82.2	1.87
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Torrance, CA	Count	335	217	118
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	238.6	154.5	84.0	1.97
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Torrance, CA	Count	331	226	105
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	234.6	160.2	74.4	1.97
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Torrance, CA	Count	318	230	88
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	224.2	162.2	62.1	1.93
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Torrance, CA	Count	324	234	90
	Torrance, CA	Per 100,000	226.6	163.7	63.0	1.95
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Torrance, CA	Count	336	240	96
2005	Torrance, CA	Count	318	230	88