Waterford, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waterford, CA Summary

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

  • There were 91 total crimes committed in Waterford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 991.0 total crimes per 100K people in Waterford.
  • The overall crime rate in Waterford is -57.36% below the national average.
  • Waterford ranks #32 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Waterford ranks #3,700 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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Waterford Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waterford is 991.0 per 100,000 people. That's -57.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.61% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waterford
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 91 991.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 7 76.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 141.6 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 20 217.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 11 119.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 48 522.7 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 130.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 71 773.2 2,138.9 1,954.4

Waterford 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 Waterford

20
Violent Crimes
217.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-41.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Waterford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waterford is 217.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 459.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waterford each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -41.10% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -50.73% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waterford

71
Property Crimes
773.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 property crimes in Waterford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waterford is 773.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 129.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waterford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.44% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.85% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waterford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Modesto, CA 219,083 6,933 3,164.6 2,402.7 761.8
Turlock, CA 72,753 2,505 3,443.2 2,868.6 574.5
Ceres, CA 49,282 1,321 2,680.5 2,163.1 517.4
Riverbank, CA 24,834 406 1,634.9 1,433.5 201.3
Oakdale, CA 23,284 410 1,760.9 1,395.8 365.1
Escalon, CA 7,552 130 1,721.4 1,403.6 317.8
Hughson, CA 7,542 54 716.0 689.5 26.5

Waterford SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
4
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