Portola, CA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 36%

Violent crime 34%

Property crime 37%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Portola_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,584 (estimate)	2,772	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.3	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	37.5	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	132.4	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	267.1	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	252 (estimate)	441	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	386.1	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,586.3	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	358.8	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,332 (estimate)	2,331	2,110

Key findings

Portola crime rates are 36% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Portola are 34% lower than the national average
In Portola you have a 1 in 64 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Portola is safer than 48% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Portola has decreased by 2%

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The Portola crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Portola as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Portola crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Portola

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Portola is 1 in 397

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Portola is 1 in 76

The chance of being a victim of crime in Portola is 1 in 64

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

Portola police department

Item	Portola	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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Whitehawk, CA	65	377	1,992	2,369
Beckwourth, CA	275	391	2,067	2,458
Plumas Eureka, CA	337	421	2,226	2,648
C-Road, CA	116	441	2,333	2,775
Graeagle, CA	636	474	2,504	2,977
Cromberg, CA	116	560	2,959	3,519
Sierra Brooks, CA	424	599	3,165	3,763
Portola, CA	2,082	252	1,332	1,584

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Arlington, MN	2,082	0	231	231
Andrews, NC	2,082	233	1,479	1,712
Saugerties South, NY	2,083	170	650	820
Labadieville, LA	2,083	204	1,173	1,377
Hunter, TN	2,081	290	1,291	1,581
Portola, CA	2,082	252	1,332	1,584

Source: The Portola, CA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.

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