Santa Fe Springs Police Department
If the San Fe Springs Police Department has arrested or is investigating a family member, a loved one or even you, it is common to need to know the bail amount (if any) associated with the offense (if an own recognizance (OR) release is denied), the evidence needed to convict one for the crime that allegedly took place, the defenses possible and the sentence a judge can impose if one is convicted of the crime.
We at Greg Hill & Associates believe it is also good to know a few more things before interacting with any branch of law enforcement. It can be valuable, to know the size of the police or sheriff’s department, the city’s demographics, the most common types of crime the department investigates and just a bit about the city’s history to make one’s communication with law enforcement more meaningful, more savvy and perhaps, more respectful. This can lead to a better outcome than if one lacks such perspective.
This article is presented with this goal in mind.
The Santa Fe Springs police department is staffed by thirty sworn officers and six support personnel, who are employees of and under the supervision of the Whittier Police Department. This arrangement has been in effect since 1995. The city has a population of roughly 17,000 at of 2019 and is spread out over 8.91 square miles.
As of 2015, according to Data USA, the racial makeup of Santa Fe Springs was 79% Hispanic (13,534), 10% white (1,752), 6% Asian (1,080), and 2.4% Black (424).
According to the 2010 United States Census, Santa Fe Springs had a median household income of $54,081, with 9.1% of the population living below the federal poverty line.
Santa Fe Springs is the birthplace of the Shelby Cobra, made famous in many Hollywood movies. In 1962, Carroll Shelby set up shop in Dean Moon’s speed shop in Santa Fe Springs. Shelby had AC Cars of Surrey, England (a city outside London) ship cars without a motor or drive train to the Santa Fe shop. Shelby then shoe-horned a 260-cubic-inch V8 into the tiny, lightweight British roadster and the Cobra was born: a British sports car with American hot rod power.
The economy of Santa Fe Springs is largely made up of light industry, unlike its neighboring cities. This is evident when looking at satellite and aerial photography, where the majority of the city is distinguishable from its neighboring cities, due to the density of very large, industrial and manufacturing facilities.
Santa Fe Springs is home to Egge Machine Company, supplier of Cadillac engine parts for custom cars and hot rods. It is also home to U.S. Aerospace, a publicly traded aerospace and defense contractor for the United States Department of Defense and the United States Air Force, Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company, L-3 Communications Holdings, the Middle River Aircraft Systems subsidiary of General Electric Company, and other aircraft manufacturers, aerospace companies, and defense contractors.
Santa Fe Springs has a crime rate approximately three times higher than the rest of California. We would characterize Santa Fe Springs as a “rough” place.
We have handled quite a few DUI’s, gun cases, criminal threats and shoplifting cases out of Santa Fe Springs and the Norwalk Courthouse.
The violent crime rate in Santa Fe Springs is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to FBI reported crime data, one’s chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Santa Fe Springs is one in 150.
Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, Neighborhood Scout's analysis shows that Santa Fe Springs experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.
In addition, Neighborhood Scout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Santa Fe Springs is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Santa Fe Springs, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in fourteen, which is a rate of seventy-two per one thousand population.
Canta Ranas, or “The Singing Frogs” in English, is a multi-generational Latino gang founded in the late 1940’s to early 1950’s in Santa Fe Springs, according to local and federal officials. The gang chose its musical moniker because of the frogs in the area that croaked following heavy rains.
Members of the gang mostly reside in Santa Fe Springs and Whittier, but Canta Ranas allegedly has a presence in other communities like Riverside, Sacramento and Stockton. Like other Latino gangs in Southern California, Canta Ranas owes allegiance and pays money or taxes to the prison-based gang, La Eme or the Mexican Mafia. The gang has an estimated 150 members.
Santa Fe Springs Police Department
11576 Telegraph Road
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Los Angeles County
Dino Torres, Director of Police Services
(562) 409-1850
Non-Emergency Calls
For more information about being arrested and possibly facing a criminal case, please click on the following articles:
Below is the Google Map to the Santa Fe Springs Police Station.
Client Reviews
★★★★★
"Thank you so much for putting so much effort in this case. We really appreciate it and we are happy that all turned out well." S.A., Torrance
★★★★★
"Greg Hill did an outstanding job on every level. He was efficient, thorough, knowledgeable, courteous, responsive & brilliant. He welcomed my input and my concerns. . . from the first conversation to the last - I always felt 'it mattered' to him." S.C., Rolling Hills Estates
★★★★★
"Thanks again for your hard work. We want you to know that we are very appreciative of all that you have done [on our son's] behalf. With warmest regards." L.H., Torrance
★★★★★
"Dear Greg, Thank you again for all your help. Your professionalism and thoroughness is greatly admired. I will definitely recommend you to my friends if they ever need legal help." V.L., Carson
★★★★★
"Thanks for investing in my case. I talked to other attorneys out there and they had an arms-length of attitude, but not you. Your intensity and interest helped a lot." C.R., Pomona