Blythe, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Blythe, CA Summary

Crime in Blythe research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Blythe over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Blythe:

  • There were 270 total crimes committed in Blythe in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,494.7 total crimes per 100K people in Blythe.
  • The overall crime rate in Blythe is -29.47% below the national average.
  • Blythe ranks #146 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Blythe ranks #6,021 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Blythe Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Blythe is 1,494.7 per 100,000 people. That's -29.47% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -41.72% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Blythe
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 270 1,494.7 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 5 27.7 4.5 5.0
Robbery 5 27.7 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 58 321.1 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 73 404.1 486.0 359.0
Burglary 19 105.2 305.8 229.0
Larceny 152 841.5 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 26 143.9 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 197 1,090.6 2,078.4 1,760.0

Blythe Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Blythe

73
Violent Crimes
404.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
12.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 73 violent crimes in Blythe in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Blythe is 404.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 247.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Blythe each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 12.57% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.85% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Blythe

197
Property Crimes
1,090.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 197 property crimes in Blythe in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Blythe is 1,090.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Blythe each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.04% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.53% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Blythe

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Parker, AZ 3,393 59 1,738.9 1,385.2 353.7

Blythe SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
9.5
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