King City, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In King City, CA Summary

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

  • There were 255 total crimes committed in King City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,886.4 total crimes per 100K people in King City.
  • The overall crime rate in King City is -18.84% below the national average.
  • King City ranks #163 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • King City ranks #6,298 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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King City Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in King City is 1,886.4 per 100,000 people. That's -18.84% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -26.91% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
King City
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 255 1,886.4 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 14.8 5.6 6.3
Robbery 5 37.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 54 399.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 65 480.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 37 273.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 86 636.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 67 495.6 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 190 1,405.5 2,138.9 1,954.4

King City 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 King City

65
Violent Crimes
480.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
30.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 65 violent crimes in King City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in King City is 480.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 208.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in King City each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 30.03% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 8.78% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In King City

190
Property Crimes
1,405.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 190 property crimes in King City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in King City is 1,405.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in King City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -28.08% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.29% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

King City SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
6
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
2
Commute
8
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