Carpinteria, CA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Carpinteria

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Carpinteria_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	261	n/a (estimate)	1,882	2,998	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Carpinteria_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	4.9	5.3
Rape	2	n/a	14.4	34.9	40.4
Robbery	8	n/a	57.7	139.6	102.8
Assault	16	n/a	115.4	265.9	248.5
Violent crime	26	n/a (estimate)	188	445	386
Burglary	50	n/a	360.6	479.8	468.9
Theft	172	n/a	1,240.5	1,623.0	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	13	n/a	93.8	450.3	236.9
Property crime	235	n/a (estimate)	1,695	2,553	2,451

A comprehensive overview of any and all yearly reported crimes in Carpinteria, CA is shown in the table above. In order to provide more clarity, the total number of crimes is shown as well as the amount of crimes committed per 100,000 people. The crimes indicated in the table are separated into two different categories. These categories are property crimes and violent crimes. According to the table, the overall crime rate is 37% lower than the average of crimes committed in California. It is also 34% lower than the national average. When it comes to violent crimes, Carpinteria, CA shows a crime rate that is 58% lower than the California average. The crime rate is also 51% lower than the national average. When it comes to property crimes, Carpinteria, CA is shown to be 34% lower than the California average and 31% lower than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Summerland, CA	1,146	62	358	421
Toro Canyon, CA	1,714	62	358	421
Mission Canyon, CA	2,769	70	400	470
Ojai, CA	7,581	131	823	953
Montecito, CA	9,193	156	896	1,052
Meiners Oaks, CA	3,348	209	1,198	1,407
Oak View, CA	4,472	269	1,541	1,809
Carpinteria, CA	13,553	188	1,695	1,882

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Carpinteria is 34% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 5.16 daily crimes that occur in Carpinteria.
Carpinteria is safer than 56% of the cities in the United States.
In Carpinteria you have a 1 in 54 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Carpinteria has increased by 20%.

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Daily Crime In Carpinteria (per 100,000 people)

The above illustration depicts the number of crimes committed daily in Carpinteria, CA per 100,000 residents. Additionally, daily crime statistics are also listed for California as well as national figures. In Carpinteria, CA the total number of daily crimes is 1.59 times less than the California average and 1.51 times less than the national average. Violent crime statistics in Carpinteria, CA are 2.37 times less than the California average and 2.06 times less than the national average. Regarding crimes committed against personal property, Carpinteria, CA has a daily crime rate that is 1.51 times less than the California average and 1.45 times less than the daily national average.

How Safe is Carpinteria (higher is better)

How safe is Carpinteria, CA compared to other cities in California and the rest of the cities across the United States? The graphs above show that Carpinteria, CA is safer than 74% of the cities in California and 56% of the cities in the United States. These results are determined by analyzing all cities in California and across the US as a whole and determining how many total cities have a lower crime rate than Carpinteria, CA. Overall, Carpinteria, CA is ranked above average compared to all other cities across the United States.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Carpinteria

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Carpinteria is 1 in 534

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Carpinteria is 1 in 59

The chance of being a victim of crime in Carpinteria is 1 in 54

Do you want to know the risk of being victimized by a crime in Carpinteria, CA? Displayed here are the statistics showing how likely you are to become a victim of a crime of violence, crime against your property, or any other crime. If you are in Carpinteria, CA, then there is a 1 in 534 risk that you will experience a violent crime against you. These types of crimes may include homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. Your risk of being a victim of property crime is 1 in 59. These types of crime include burglary, petty theft, and theft of motor vehicles. Altogether, there is a 1 in 54 risk that you will become a victim of crime in Carpinteria, CA.

Year Over Year Crime In Carpinteria (per 100,000 people)

An ideal indicator of whether Carpinteria, CA is becoming a safer or more dangerous residential area or not is an analysis of the crime rate in the area from year to year. In the above illustration, the year to year crime rates are visualized per 100,000 people for property, violent, and total crime. Year to year rate of violent crime in Carpinteria, CA has increased by 135% and the rate of property crime in Carpinteria, CA has increased by 14%. The total crime rate in Carpinteria, CA has increased by 20% year to year.

Carpinteria police department

Item	Carpinteria	California	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	51,506	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.6	3.3

Sex offenders in California

State	Total offenders	California_/100K	National_/100K
California	68,119	197	222

There are a total of 68,119 sex offenders in California. This yields a total of 197 sex offenders in California per 100,000 residents which is 11% less than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Monroe, OH	13,552	151	2,736	2,887
Martinsville, VA	13,551	207	2,701	2,907
Wauconda, IL	13,549	356	1,673	2,030
Hendersonville, NC	13,548	358	6,048	6,407
Roselle Park, NJ	13,560	37	1,068	1,105
Carpinteria, CA	13,553	188	1,695	1,882

Source: The Carpinteria, CA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.