Fullerton, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fullerton, CA Summary

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

  • There were 4,281 total crimes committed in Fullerton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,045.1 total crimes per 100K people in Fullerton.
  • The overall crime rate in Fullerton is 31.02% above the national average.
  • Fullerton ranks #343 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Fullerton ranks #8,181 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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Fullerton Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fullerton is 3,045.1 per 100,000 people. That's 31.02% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 17.98% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fullerton
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,281 3,045.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 0.7 5.6 6.3
Robbery 150 106.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 321 228.3 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 551 391.9 442.0 369.8
Burglary 749 532.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,398 1,705.7 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 583 414.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 3,730 2,653.2 2,138.9 1,954.4

Fullerton 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 Fullerton

551
Violent Crimes
391.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
5.98%
Above The National Average
  • There were 551 violent crimes in Fullerton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fullerton is 391.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 255.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fullerton each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 5.98% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -11.34% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fullerton

3,730
Property Crimes
2,653.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
35.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,730 property crimes in Fullerton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fullerton is 2,653.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fullerton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 35.75% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.04% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fullerton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Buena Park, CA 82,065 2,591 3,157.3 2,911.1 246.1
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
La Habra, CA 62,082 1,496 2,409.7 1,987.7 422.0
Placentia, CA 50,764 1,023 2,015.2 1,782.8 232.4
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
Brea, CA 47,617 1,634 3,431.5 3,240.4 191.1
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
La Palma, CA 15,236 342 2,244.7 2,001.8 242.8
Villa Park, CA 5,712 53 927.9 892.9 35.0
La Habra Heights, CA 5,434 60 1,104.2 1,049.0 55.2

Fullerton SnackAbility

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