Here’s a breakdown of all the crimes in Compton for 2019 compared to 2018 This equals a murder rate of 78.15 per 100,000 general population. In 2020 there were 54 murders in Compton and the population was 69.093. *Murder rate is calculated by dividing the number of reported murders by the total population the result is multiplied by 100,000. Compton’s murder rate is more than 3.7 times more than the national average. The national murder rate is 5 per 100,000 people. In 2019 Compton reported 18 homicides, which gives it a murder rate of 18.63 per 100,000 residents. Violent crimes include homicides, rape, robbery and aggravated assaults and the violent crime rate is calculated by dividing the number of reported crimes by the total population the result is multiplied by 100,000. Compton’ violent crime rate is MORE than 3 times the national average and its property crime rate is a little bit more than the national average. The national average for violent crime is 366.7 per 100,000 residents and the national average for property crime is 2,109.9 per 100,000 residents. Nashville, San Bernardino, Chicago, all have similar violent crime rates as Compton. Out of the 100 most populous cities in the United States, Compton’s violent crime rate is the 14th highest. In 2019, Compton had a violent crime rate of 1,142.41 incidents per 100,000 residents and it had a property crime rate of 2,427.62 per 100,000 residents. Looking at the crime statistics, Compton is a unsafe safe place to visit. We deep dived into the statistics, crime reports and talked to the residents of the city to give you a better understanding of how safe the city really is. If you are thinking about visiting Compton and have qualms about the safety of the city, we go you covered. More than 30 years later, does the city still deserve its notorious reputation? With it’s release, the city became synonymous with gang violence, drive-bys and murder. Compton’s violent reputation was put into the national spotlight by the rap group NWA when they released ‘Straight Outta Compton’ in 1988.

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