Avenal, CA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Avenal

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Avenal_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	208	n/a (estimate)	1,607	2,998	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Avenal_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	3	n/a	23.2	4.9	5.3
Rape	5	n/a	38.6	34.9	40.4
Robbery	3	n/a	23.2	139.6	102.8
Assault	21	n/a	162.3	265.9	248.5
Violent crime	32	n/a (estimate)	247	445	386
Burglary	86	n/a	664.6	479.8	468.9
Theft	72	n/a	556.4	1,623.0	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	18	n/a	139.1	450.3	236.9
Property crime	176	n/a (estimate)	1,360	2,553	2,451

The table above illustrates an overview of the annual crime reported in Avenal, CA. These figures on reported criminal activity in Avenal, CA, based on a reported crime per 100,000 citizens, is shown in order to compare these rates across disparate categories. You will notice that the crimes collected here, for comparison purposes, have been separated between violent crimes and those involving or threatening property. According to the annual crime data, the crime rate in Avenal, CA is 46% lower than the average of the whole of the state of California, and when compared with the national average, is 43% lower than. When looking at violent crimes, Avenal, CA has 44% lower than violent crime rate than California average, while remaining 36% lower than the national average. In property crime, Avenal, CA is 47% lower than the average of California and is 45% lower than the national average.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Avenal is 43% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4.4 daily crimes that occur in Avenal.
Avenal is safer than 52% of the cities in the United States.
In Avenal you have a 1 in 63 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Avenal has decreased by 6%.

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Daily Crime In Avenal (per 100,000 people)

The graph above illustrates the number of daily crimes in Avenal, CA per 100,000 people. For comparison purposes, the number of daily crimes is also reported for California and on a national level. In Avenal, CA the total number of daily crimes is 1.87 times less than the California average and 1.77 times less than the national average. The number of daily violent crimes in Avenal, CA is 1.80 times less than the California average and 1.56 times less than the national average. With regards to property crimes, Avenal, CA has a daily crime rate that is 1.88 times less than the California average and 1.80 times less than the national average.

How Safe is Avenal (higher is better)

Many people wonder how safe they are in Avenal, CA in comparison to other notable cities in the state of California as well as in comparison to the rest of the nation. Using the gauges above, which document and compare safety in Avenal, CA to other cities in the state and across the country, Avenal, CA is 69% safer than other cities of California and 52% safer than other cities in the nation. When referring to the results, which show crime scores in California cities and all around the United States, Avenal, CA has a ranking of above average in comparison to other cities in the country, which is determined my comparing Avenal, CA crime rate to all the other cities investigated.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Avenal

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Avenal is 1 in 405

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Avenal is 1 in 74

The chance of being a victim of crime in Avenal is 1 in 63

Do you want to know the risk of being victimized by a crime in Avenal, 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 Avenal, CA, then there is a 1 in 405 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 74. These types of crime include burglary, petty theft, and theft of motor vehicles. Altogether, there is a 1 in 63 risk that you will become a victim of crime in Avenal, CA.

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

A good indicator of whether Avenal, CA is becoming a safer or a more dangerous place to live can be determined by analyzing the year over year crime rate. In the graph above, the year over year crime rates are displayed for violent, property and total crimes per 100,000 people. The number of violent crimes in Avenal, CA has increased by 27%, while the property crime rate in Avenal, CA has decreased by 11% year over year. The number of total crimes in Avenal, CA has decreased by 7% year over year.

Avenal police department

Item	Avenal	California	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	17	51,506	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.1	3.6	3.3

There are a total of 17 Avenal police officers. This results in 1.1 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 70% less than the California average and 66.7% less than the National average.

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.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Kettleman City, CA	1,586	250	1,433	1,683
Huron, CA	6,821	788	1,357	2,145
Coalinga, CA	16,609	798	1,800	2,598
Avenal, CA	13,590	247	1,360	1,607

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
East Wenatchee, WA	13,589	145	3,688	3,834
Mebane, NC	13,592	331	4,070	4,401
Oatfield, OR	13,592	209	2,339	2,548
Henderson, TX	13,587	763	4,232	4,996
Riviera Beach, MD	13,586	513	2,483	2,997
Avenal, CA	13,590	247	1,360	1,607

Source: The Avenal, 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.