Ballard, CA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 56%

Violent crime 54%

Property crime 56%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Ballard_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,043 (estimate)	2,581	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.6	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	34.2	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	113.6	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	288.7	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	179 (estimate)	442	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	369.7	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,341.7	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	427.6	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	864 (estimate)	2,139	1,958

Key findings

Ballard crime rates are 56% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Ballard are 54% lower than the national average
In Ballard you have a 1 in 96 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Ballard is safer than 65% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Ballard has decreased by 7%

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Daily Crime In Ballard (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Ballard

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Ballard is 1 in 561

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Ballard is 1 in 116

The chance of being a victim of crime in Ballard is 1 in 96

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

Ballard police department

Item	Ballard	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	79,891	232	266

There are a total of 79,891 sex offenders in California. This yields a total of 232 sex offenders in California per 100,000 residents which is 13% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Santa Ynez, CA	4,468	115	556	670
Los Alamos, CA	1,351	173	837	1,010
Los Olivos, CA	871	179	864	1,043
Solvang, CA	5,552	135	1,100	1,235
Buellton, CA	5,021	156	1,540	1,696
Goleta, CA	30,671	194	1,881	2,074
Isla Vista, CA	27,179	632	3,059	3,692
Ballard, CA	362	179	864	1,043

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Eunola, AL	362	577	2,717	3,294
Wilmar, AR	362	888	3,453	4,341
San Lucas, CA	362	714	3,456	4,171
Granville, IA	362	384	2,147	2,531
Milan, MN	362	449	3,434	3,883
Ballard, CA	362	179	864	1,043

Source: The Ballard, CA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.