Fortuna, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fortuna, CA Summary

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

  • There were 251 total crimes committed in Fortuna the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,011.1 total crimes per 100K people in Fortuna.
  • The overall crime rate in Fortuna is -13.47% below the national average.
  • Fortuna ranks #191 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Fortuna ranks #6,554 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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Fortuna Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fortuna is 2,011.1 per 100,000 people. That's -13.47% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.08% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fortuna
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 251 2,011.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 7 56.1 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 152.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 41 328.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 25 200.3 369.7 269.8
Larceny 158 1,265.9 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 27 216.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 210 1,682.6 2,138.9 1,954.4

Fortuna 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 Fortuna

41
Violent Crimes
328.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 violent crimes in Fortuna in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fortuna is 328.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 304.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fortuna each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.69% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fortuna

210
Property Crimes
1,682.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 210 property crimes in Fortuna in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fortuna is 1,682.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fortuna each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -13.91% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.34% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fortuna

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Eureka, CA 26,656 1,223 4,588.1 3,905.3 682.8
Arcata, CA 19,144 657 3,431.9 2,805.1 626.8
Rio Dell, CA 3,382 96 2,838.6 2,247.2 591.4
Ferndale, CA 1,399 15 1,072.2 786.3 285.9

Fortuna SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8
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