Fresno, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fresno, CA Summary

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

  • There were 23,594 total crimes committed in Fresno the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,314.4 total crimes per 100K people in Fresno.
  • The overall crime rate in Fresno is 85.63% above the national average.
  • Fresno ranks #420 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Fresno ranks #9,134 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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Fresno Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fresno is 4,314.4 per 100,000 people. That's 85.63% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 67.16% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fresno
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 23,594 4,314.4 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 61 11.2 5.6 6.3
Robbery 963 176.1 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3,466 633.8 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 4,732 865.3 442.0 369.8
Burglary 3,980 727.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 11,748 2,148.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 3,134 573.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 18,862 3,449.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Fresno 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 Fresno

4,732
Violent Crimes
865.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
133.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,732 violent crimes in Fresno in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fresno is 865.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fresno each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 133.99% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 95.74% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fresno

18,862
Property Crimes
3,449.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
76.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 18,862 property crimes in Fresno in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fresno is 3,449.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fresno each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 76.48% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 61.25% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fresno

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Clovis, CA 125,348 2,409 1,921.8 1,733.6 188.3
Sanger, CA 26,806 456 1,701.1 1,167.6 533.5
Selma, CA 24,595 773 3,142.9 2,557.4 585.5
Kerman, CA 16,304 329 2,017.9 1,502.7 515.2
Parlier, CA 14,760 280 1,897.0 1,151.8 745.3
Fowler, CA 7,123 127 1,783.0 1,319.7 463.3
Rolling Hills, CA 1,667 8 479.9 479.9 0.0

Fresno SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
8
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