Walnut, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Walnut, CA Summary

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

  • There were 470 total crimes committed in Walnut the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,724.6 total crimes per 100K people in Walnut.
  • The overall crime rate in Walnut is -25.80% below the national average.
  • Walnut ranks #135 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Walnut ranks #5,920 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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Walnut Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Walnut is 1,724.6 per 100,000 people. That's -25.80% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.18% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Walnut
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 470 1,724.6 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.7 5.6 6.3
Robbery 10 36.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 77.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 35 128.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 152 557.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 240 880.6 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 43 157.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 435 1,596.2 2,138.9 1,954.4

Walnut 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 Walnut

35
Violent Crimes
128.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Walnut in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Walnut is 128.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 778.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Walnut each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.27% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.95% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Walnut

435
Property Crimes
1,596.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-18.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 435 property crimes in Walnut in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Walnut is 1,596.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Walnut each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -18.33% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.38% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Walnut

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Covina, CA 104,739 2,841 2,712.5 2,307.6 404.8
Yorba Linda, CA 67,550 709 1,049.6 996.3 53.3
Diamond Bar, CA 52,713 1,061 2,012.8 1,838.3 174.5
Covina, CA 49,590 1,553 3,131.7 2,803.0 328.7
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
San Dimas, CA 33,339 868 2,603.6 2,327.6 276.0
La Verne, CA 30,060 721 2,398.5 2,208.9 189.6
Villa Park, CA 5,712 53 927.9 892.9 35.0

Walnut SnackAbility

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