Martinez, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Martinez, CA Summary

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

  • There were 662 total crimes committed in Martinez the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,813.8 total crimes per 100K people in Martinez.
  • The overall crime rate in Martinez is -21.96% below the national average.
  • Martinez ranks #149 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Martinez ranks #6,120 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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Martinez Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Martinez is 1,813.8 per 100,000 people. That's -21.96% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -29.72% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Martinez
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 662 1,813.8 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 31 84.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 57 156.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 106 290.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 78 213.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 349 956.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 129 353.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 556 1,523.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Martinez 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 Martinez

106
Violent Crimes
290.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-21.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 106 violent crimes in Martinez in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Martinez is 290.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 344.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Martinez each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -21.46% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -34.30% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Martinez

556
Property Crimes
1,523.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 556 property crimes in Martinez in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Martinez is 1,523.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 65.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Martinez each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.05% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.78% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Martinez

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Ramon, CA 87,226 864 990.5 925.2 65.3
Mountain View, CA 80,588 2,609 3,237.5 2,960.7 276.7
Danville, CA 42,945 305 710.2 677.6 32.6
Pleasant Hill, CA 34,060 1,734 5,091.0 4,779.8 311.2
Benicia, CA 26,599 476 1,789.5 1,627.9 161.7
Hercules, CA 26,157 255 974.9 833.4 141.5
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
Piedmont, CA 10,853 432 3,980.5 3,777.8 202.7

Martinez SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
4
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