Madera, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Madera, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,442 total crimes committed in Madera the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,078.0 total crimes per 100K people in Madera.
  • The overall crime rate in Madera is -10.59% below the national average.
  • Madera ranks #208 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Madera ranks #6,695 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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Madera Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Madera is 2,078.0 per 100,000 people. That's -10.59% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -19.49% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Madera
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,442 2,078.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.9 5.6 6.3
Robbery 54 77.8 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 231 332.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 320 461.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 132 190.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 748 1,077.9 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 242 348.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,122 1,616.8 2,138.9 1,954.4

Madera 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 Madera

320
Violent Crimes
461.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
24.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 320 violent crimes in Madera in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Madera is 461.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 216.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Madera each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 24.70% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 4.32% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Madera

1,122
Property Crimes
1,616.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,122 property crimes in Madera in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Madera is 1,616.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Madera each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.27% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.41% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Madera

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chowchilla, CA 19,195 311 1,620.2 1,000.3 620.0
Kerman, CA 16,304 329 2,017.9 1,502.7 515.2
Rolling Hills, CA 1,667 8 479.9 479.9 0.0

Madera SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
3
Commute
6
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