Imperial, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Imperial, CA Summary

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

  • There were 98 total crimes committed in Imperial the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 453.2 total crimes per 100K people in Imperial.
  • The overall crime rate in Imperial is -80.50% below the national average.
  • Imperial ranks #3 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Imperial ranks #1,618 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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Imperial Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Imperial is 453.2 per 100,000 people. That's -80.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -82.44% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Imperial
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 98 453.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 87.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 20 92.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 13 60.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 50 231.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 69.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 78 360.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Imperial 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 Imperial

20
Violent Crimes
92.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Imperial in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Imperial is 92.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,081.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Imperial each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.99% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -79.08% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Imperial

78
Property Crimes
360.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-81.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 78 property crimes in Imperial in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Imperial is 360.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 277.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Imperial each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -81.55% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -83.14% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Imperial

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
El Centro, CA 44,076 1,070 2,427.6 2,085.0 342.6
Calexico, CA 38,515 743 1,929.1 1,794.1 135.0
Brawley, CA 26,650 772 2,896.8 2,540.3 356.5
Holtville, CA 5,561 77 1,384.6 1,061.0 323.7
Westmorland, CA 2,256 60 2,659.6 2,039.0 620.6

Imperial SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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