Barstow, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Barstow, CA Summary

Crime in Barstow research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Barstow over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Barstow:

  • There were 866 total crimes committed in Barstow the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,400.7 total crimes per 100K people in Barstow.
  • The overall crime rate in Barstow is 46.32% above the national average.
  • Barstow ranks #380 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Barstow ranks #8,529 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Barstow Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Barstow is 3,400.7 per 100,000 people. That's 46.32% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 31.76% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Barstow
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 866 3,400.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 6 23.6 5.6 6.3
Robbery 54 212.1 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 207 812.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 277 1,087.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 169 663.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 238 934.6 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 182 714.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 589 2,313.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

Barstow Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Barstow

277
Violent Crimes
1,087.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
194.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 277 violent crimes in Barstow in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Barstow is 1,087.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Barstow each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 194.15% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 146.07% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Barstow

589
Property Crimes
2,313.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
18.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 589 property crimes in Barstow in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Barstow is 2,313.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Barstow each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 18.35% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.14% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Barstow

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Victorville, CA 137,169 3,776 2,752.8 1,812.4 940.4
Hesperia, CA 101,748 2,042 2,006.9 1,408.4 598.5
Apple Valley, CA 76,520 1,571 2,053.1 1,487.2 565.9
Adelanto, CA 38,380 703 1,831.7 935.4 896.3

Barstow SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
6
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