Brawley, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Brawley, CA Summary

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

  • There were 336 total crimes committed in Brawley in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,186.8 total crimes per 100K people in Brawley.
  • The overall crime rate in Brawley is -44.00% below the national average.
  • Brawley ranks #100 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Brawley ranks #5,085 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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Brawley Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brawley is 1,186.8 per 100,000 people. That's -44.00% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -53.72% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brawley
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 336 1,186.8 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 5 17.7 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 77 272.0 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 84 296.7 486.0 359.0
Burglary 93 328.5 305.8 229.0
Larceny 133 469.8 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 26 91.8 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 252 890.1 2,078.4 1,760.0

Brawley 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 Brawley

84
Violent Crimes
296.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 84 violent crimes in Brawley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brawley is 296.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 337.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brawley each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.35% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.95% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brawley

252
Property Crimes
890.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 252 property crimes in Brawley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brawley is 890.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 112.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brawley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.43% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.17% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brawley

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
El Centro, CA 43,550 695 1,595.9 1,267.5 328.4
Calexico, CA 38,106 260 682.3 535.3 147.0
Imperial, CA 21,980 57 259.3 182.0 77.3
Calipatria, CA 6,020 18 299.0 232.6 66.4
Holtville, CA 5,541 23 415.1 379.0 36.1

Brawley SnackAbility

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