Plainview, CA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 78%

Violent crime 84%

Property crime 77%

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}	Plainview_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	4,171 (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)	714 (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)	3,457 (estimate)	2,139	1,958

Key findings

Plainview crime rates are 78% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Plainview are 84% higher than the national average
In Plainview you have a 1 in 24 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Plainview is safer than 7% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Plainview has decreased by 7%

Plainview crime map

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Daily Crime In Plainview (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Plainview

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Plainview is 1 in 141

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Plainview is 1 in 29

The chance of being a victim of crime in Plainview is 1 in 24

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

Plainview police department

Item	Plainview	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}
Matheny, CA	1,001	248	1,201	1,449
Woodville, CA	1,748	248	1,201	1,449
Tipton, CA	2,993	277	1,342	1,619
Farmersville, CA	10,699	336	1,288	1,624
Lindsay, CA	13,052	285	1,639	1,924
Poplar-Cotton Center, CA	3,009	337	1,630	1,966
Terra Bella, CA	3,201	337	1,630	1,966
Plainview, CA	906	714	3,457	4,171

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Brooklyn, CT	906	246	2,113	2,358
Morning Sun, IA	906	404	2,258	2,662
Henderson, MN	906	335	2,558	2,893
Pleasantville, PA	906	557	2,349	2,907
Fouke, AR	905	971	3,776	4,748
Plainview, CA	906	714	3,457	4,171

Source: The Plainview, 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.