Hemet, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hemet, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,298 total crimes committed in Hemet the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,524.0 total crimes per 100K people in Hemet.
  • The overall crime rate in Hemet is 8.60% above the national average.
  • Hemet ranks #277 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Hemet ranks #7,519 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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Hemet Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hemet is 2,524.0 per 100,000 people. That's 8.60% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -2.21% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hemet
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,298 2,524.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 6 6.6 5.6 6.3
Robbery 98 107.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 295 324.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 420 461.3 442.0 369.8
Burglary 563 618.4 369.7 269.8
Larceny 828 909.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 487 534.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,878 2,062.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Hemet 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 Hemet

420
Violent Crimes
461.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
24.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 420 violent crimes in Hemet in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hemet is 461.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 216.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hemet each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 24.74% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 4.36% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hemet

1,878
Property Crimes
2,062.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
5.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,878 property crimes in Hemet in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hemet is 2,062.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hemet each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 5.54% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.56% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hemet

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Moreno Valley, CA 214,014 5,158 2,410.1 2,040.5 369.6
Murrieta, CA 114,655 1,742 1,519.3 1,245.5 273.9
Temecula, CA 111,611 2,826 2,532.0 2,375.2 156.8
Beaumont, CA 57,067 904 1,584.1 1,233.6 350.5
San Jacinto, CA 56,521 1,333 2,358.4 2,162.0 196.4
Canyon Lake, CA 11,238 89 792.0 676.3 115.7

Hemet SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
3
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