Avenal, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Avenal, CA Summary

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

  • There were 109 total crimes committed in Avenal the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 785.7 total crimes per 100K people in Avenal.
  • The overall crime rate in Avenal is -66.19% below the national average.
  • Avenal ranks #20 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Avenal ranks #2,972 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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Avenal Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Avenal is 785.7 per 100,000 people. That's -66.19% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -69.56% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Avenal
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 109 785.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 4 28.8 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 37 266.7 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 43 310.0 442.0 369.8
Burglary 24 173.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 31 223.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 79.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 66 475.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Avenal 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 Avenal

43
Violent Crimes
310.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-16.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Avenal in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Avenal is 310.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 322.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Avenal each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -16.18% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -29.88% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Avenal

66
Property Crimes
475.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 property crimes in Avenal in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Avenal is 475.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 210.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Avenal each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.66% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.76% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Avenal

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Visalia, CA 144,137 4,137 2,870.2 2,373.4 496.7
Tulare, CA 72,303 1,969 2,723.3 2,123.0 600.3
Hanford, CA 58,990 1,052 1,783.4 1,354.5 428.9
Atascadero, CA 29,679 543 1,829.6 1,432.0 397.6
Lemoore, CA 27,485 563 2,048.4 1,593.6 454.8
Corcoran, CA 22,609 399 1,764.8 1,278.3 486.5
Coalinga, CA 17,546 276 1,573.0 854.9 718.1
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
Huron, CA 6,243 115 1,842.1 816.9 1,025.1

Avenal SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
2
Commute
3
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