Hercules, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hercules, CA Summary

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

  • There were 255 total crimes committed in Hercules the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 974.9 total crimes per 100K people in Hercules.
  • The overall crime rate in Hercules is -58.06% below the national average.
  • Hercules ranks #29 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Hercules ranks #3,637 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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Hercules Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hercules is 974.9 per 100,000 people. That's -58.06% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -62.23% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hercules
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 255 974.9 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 6 22.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 24 91.8 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 37 141.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 30 114.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 134 512.3 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 54 206.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 218 833.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Hercules 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 Hercules

37
Violent Crimes
141.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 violent crimes in Hercules in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hercules is 141.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 706.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hercules each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.75% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -68.00% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hercules

218
Property Crimes
833.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 218 property crimes in Hercules in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hercules is 833.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hercules each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.36% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.04% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hercules

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mountain View, CA 80,588 2,609 3,237.5 2,960.7 276.7
Martinez, CA 36,498 662 1,813.8 1,523.4 290.4
San Pablo, CA 31,498 995 3,158.9 2,422.4 736.6
Lafayette, CA 25,031 341 1,362.3 1,262.4 99.9
American Canyon, CA 21,412 464 2,167.0 1,816.7 350.3
Orinda, CA 19,441 136 699.6 643.0 56.6
Pinole, CA 18,651 611 3,276.0 2,889.9 386.0
Piedmont, CA 10,853 432 3,980.5 3,777.8 202.7
Fairfax, CA 7,477 54 722.2 575.1 147.1
Kensington, CA 5,028 110 2,187.7 2,148.0 39.8

Hercules SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
2
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