Chowchilla, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chowchilla, CA Summary

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

  • There were 311 total crimes committed in Chowchilla the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,620.2 total crimes per 100K people in Chowchilla.
  • The overall crime rate in Chowchilla is -30.29% below the national average.
  • Chowchilla ranks #116 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Chowchilla ranks #5,652 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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Chowchilla Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chowchilla is 1,620.2 per 100,000 people. That's -30.29% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -37.22% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chowchilla
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 311 1,620.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 5 26.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 106 552.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 119 620.0 442.0 369.8
Burglary 35 182.3 369.7 269.8
Larceny 117 609.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 208.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 192 1,000.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Chowchilla 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 Chowchilla

119
Violent Crimes
620.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
67.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 119 violent crimes in Chowchilla in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chowchilla is 620.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 161.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chowchilla each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 67.65% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 40.25% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chowchilla

192
Property Crimes
1,000.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-48.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 192 property crimes in Chowchilla in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chowchilla is 1,000.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 100.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chowchilla each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -48.82% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.24% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chowchilla

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fresno, CA 546,871 23,594 4,314.4 3,449.1 865.3
Clovis, CA 125,348 2,409 1,921.8 1,733.6 188.3
Turlock, CA 72,753 2,505 3,443.2 2,868.6 574.5
Madera, CA 69,395 1,442 2,078.0 1,616.8 461.1
Waterford, CA 9,183 91 991.0 773.2 217.8
Hughson, CA 7,542 54 716.0 689.5 26.5
Fowler, CA 7,123 127 1,783.0 1,319.7 463.3

Chowchilla SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
3
Commute
6
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