Fortuna, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Fortuna, CA Summary

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

  • There were 171 total crimes committed in Fortuna in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,399.8 total crimes per 100K people in Fortuna.
  • The overall crime rate in Fortuna is -33.95% below the national average.
  • Fortuna ranks #130 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Fortuna ranks #5,763 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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Fortuna Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fortuna is 1,399.8 per 100,000 people. That's -33.95% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -45.42% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fortuna
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 171 1,399.8 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 6 49.1 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 23 188.3 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 37 302.9 486.0 359.0
Burglary 5 40.9 305.8 229.0
Larceny 114 933.2 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 15 122.8 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 134 1,096.9 2,078.4 1,760.0

Fortuna 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 Fortuna

37
Violent Crimes
302.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-15.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 violent crimes in Fortuna in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fortuna is 302.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 330.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fortuna each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -15.63% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.68% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fortuna

134
Property Crimes
1,096.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-37.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 134 property crimes in Fortuna in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fortuna is 1,096.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fortuna each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -37.67% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.22% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fortuna

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Eureka, CA 25,485 1,067 4,186.8 3,170.5 1,016.3
Arcata, CA 19,107 434 2,271.4 1,763.8 507.7

Fortuna SnackAbility

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