Selma, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Selma, CA Summary

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

  • There were 773 total crimes committed in Selma the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,142.9 total crimes per 100K people in Selma.
  • The overall crime rate in Selma is 35.23% above the national average.
  • Selma ranks #355 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Selma ranks #8,285 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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Selma Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Selma is 3,142.9 per 100,000 people. That's 35.23% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 21.77% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Selma
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 773 3,142.9 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 19 77.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 118 479.8 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 144 585.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 103 418.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 424 1,723.9 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 102 414.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 629 2,557.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Selma 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 Selma

144
Violent Crimes
585.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
58.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 144 violent crimes in Selma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Selma is 585.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 170.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Selma each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 58.32% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 32.45% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Selma

629
Property Crimes
2,557.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
30.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 629 property crimes in Selma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Selma is 2,557.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Selma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 30.86% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 19.57% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Selma

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fresno, CA 546,871 23,594 4,314.4 3,449.1 865.3
Clovis, CA 125,348 2,409 1,921.8 1,733.6 188.3
Hanford, CA 58,990 1,052 1,783.4 1,354.5 428.9
Sanger, CA 26,806 456 1,701.1 1,167.6 533.5
Dinuba, CA 25,650 705 2,748.5 2,276.8 471.7
Reedley, CA 25,269 500 1,978.7 1,393.0 585.7
Parlier, CA 14,760 280 1,897.0 1,151.8 745.3
Kingsburg, CA 12,879 284 2,205.1 1,917.9 287.3
Fowler, CA 7,123 127 1,783.0 1,319.7 463.3

Selma SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
3
Commute
8
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