Blythe, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Blythe, CA Summary

Crime in Blythe research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Blythe 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 Blythe:

  • There were 347 total crimes committed in Blythe the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,943.7 total crimes per 100K people in Blythe.
  • The overall crime rate in Blythe is -16.37% below the national average.
  • Blythe ranks #176 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Blythe ranks #6,422 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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Blythe Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Blythe is 1,943.7 per 100,000 people. That's -16.37% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -24.69% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Blythe
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 347 1,943.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 11.2 5.6 6.3
Robbery 11 61.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 88 492.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 108 604.9 442.0 369.8
Burglary 71 397.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 127 711.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 41 229.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 239 1,338.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Blythe 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 Blythe

108
Violent Crimes
604.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
63.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 108 violent crimes in Blythe in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Blythe is 604.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 165.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Blythe each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 63.59% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 36.85% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Blythe

239
Property Crimes
1,338.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 239 property crimes in Blythe in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Blythe is 1,338.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Blythe each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.50% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.41% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Blythe

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Quartzsite, AZ 3,827 88 2,299.5 1,933.6 365.8
Parker, AZ 3,263 69 2,114.6 1,746.9 367.8

Blythe SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
9.5
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