Ridgecrest, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ridgecrest, CA Summary

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

  • There were 552 total crimes committed in Ridgecrest the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,951.2 total crimes per 100K people in Ridgecrest.
  • The overall crime rate in Ridgecrest is -16.05% below the national average.
  • Ridgecrest ranks #178 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Ridgecrest ranks #6,436 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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Ridgecrest Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ridgecrest is 1,951.2 per 100,000 people. That's -16.05% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -24.40% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ridgecrest
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 552 1,951.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 7.1 5.6 6.3
Robbery 22 77.8 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 122 431.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 162 572.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 109 385.3 369.7 269.8
Larceny 218 770.6 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 63 222.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 390 1,378.6 2,138.9 1,954.4

Ridgecrest 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 Ridgecrest

162
Violent Crimes
572.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
54.85%
Above The National Average
  • There were 162 violent crimes in Ridgecrest in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ridgecrest is 572.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ridgecrest each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 54.85% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 29.54% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ridgecrest

390
Property Crimes
1,378.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 390 property crimes in Ridgecrest in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ridgecrest is 1,378.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ridgecrest each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.46% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -35.55% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Ridgecrest SnackAbility

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