Burbank, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Burbank, CA Summary

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

  • There were 3,510 total crimes committed in Burbank in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,462.3 total crimes per 100K people in Burbank.
  • The overall crime rate in Burbank is 63.38% above the national average.
  • Burbank ranks #407 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Burbank ranks #8,969 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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Burbank Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burbank is 3,462.3 per 100,000 people. That's 63.38% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 35.01% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burbank
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,510 3,462.3 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 2 2.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 96 94.7 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 286 282.1 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 396 390.6 486.0 359.0
Burglary 347 342.3 305.8 229.0
Larceny 2,470 2,436.5 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 297 293.0 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 3,114 3,071.7 2,078.4 1,760.0

Burbank 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 Burbank

396
Violent Crimes
390.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
8.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 396 violent crimes in Burbank in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burbank is 390.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 256.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burbank each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 8.81% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.63% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burbank

3,114
Property Crimes
3,071.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
74.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,114 property crimes in Burbank in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burbank is 3,071.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burbank each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 74.53% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 47.79% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burbank

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Los Angeles, CA 3,796,352 83,991 2,212.4 1,483.9 728.5
Santa Clarita, CA 221,303 2,970 1,342.1 1,176.7 165.4
Glendale, CA 184,180 4,262 2,314.0 2,026.8 287.2
Pasadena, CA 131,966 4,193 3,177.3 2,696.9 480.4
Monterey Park, CA 56,904 1,357 2,384.7 2,110.6 274.1
San Gabriel, CA 37,172 799 2,149.5 1,966.5 182.9
West Hollywood, CA 33,928 2,163 6,375.3 5,491.0 884.2
Beverly Hills, CA 30,457 1,508 4,951.2 4,439.0 512.2
South Pasadena, CA 25,228 687 2,723.2 2,513.1 210.1
San Fernando, CA 23,173 589 2,541.8 2,179.3 362.5

Burbank SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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