Burbank, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Burbank, CA Summary

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

  • There were 3,140 total crimes committed in Burbank the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,033.3 total crimes per 100K people in Burbank.
  • The overall crime rate in Burbank is 30.51% above the national average.
  • Burbank ranks #340 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Burbank ranks #8,164 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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Burbank Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burbank is 3,033.3 per 100,000 people. That's 30.51% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 17.53% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burbank
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,140 3,033.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 83 80.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 216 208.7 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 321 310.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 278 268.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,246 2,169.7 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 295 285.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,819 2,723.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Burbank 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 Burbank

321
Violent Crimes
310.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-16.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 321 violent crimes in Burbank in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burbank is 310.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 322.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burbank each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -16.14% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -29.85% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burbank

2,819
Property Crimes
2,723.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,819 property crimes in Burbank in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burbank is 2,723.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burbank each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 39.34% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 27.32% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Burbank SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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