Gilroy, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Gilroy, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,519 total crimes committed in Gilroy in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,624.5 total crimes per 100K people in Gilroy.
  • The overall crime rate in Gilroy is 23.84% above the national average.
  • Gilroy ranks #342 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Gilroy ranks #8,203 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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Gilroy Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gilroy is 2,624.5 per 100,000 people. That's 23.84% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 2.34% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gilroy
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,519 2,624.5 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 66 114.0 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 169 292.0 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 267 461.3 486.0 359.0
Burglary 148 255.7 305.8 229.0
Larceny 871 1,504.9 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 233 402.6 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,252 2,163.2 2,078.4 1,760.0

Gilroy 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 Gilroy

267
Violent Crimes
461.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
28.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 267 violent crimes in Gilroy in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gilroy is 461.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 216.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gilroy each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 28.50% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.08% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gilroy

1,252
Property Crimes
2,163.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
22.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,252 property crimes in Gilroy in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gilroy is 2,163.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gilroy each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 22.91% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.08% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gilroy

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Watsonville, CA 50,340 796 1,581.2 1,182.0 399.3
Hollister, CA 45,626 531 1,163.8 830.7 333.1
Morgan Hill, CA 44,083 751 1,703.6 1,508.5 195.1

Gilroy SnackAbility

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