Hercules, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hercules, CA Summary

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

  • There were 225 total crimes committed in Hercules in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 841.5 total crimes per 100K people in Hercules.
  • The overall crime rate in Hercules is -60.29% below the national average.
  • Hercules ranks #43 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Hercules ranks #3,784 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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Hercules Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hercules is 841.5 per 100,000 people. That's -60.29% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -67.19% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hercules
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 225 841.5 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 9 33.7 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 36 134.6 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 45 168.3 486.0 359.0
Burglary 18 67.3 305.8 229.0
Larceny 126 471.2 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 36 134.6 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 180 673.2 2,078.4 1,760.0

Hercules 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 Hercules

45
Violent Crimes
168.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Hercules in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hercules is 168.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 594.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hercules each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.12% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.37% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hercules

180
Property Crimes
673.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 180 property crimes in Hercules in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hercules is 673.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 148.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hercules each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.75% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.61% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hercules

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mountain View, CA 81,461 2,509 3,080.0 2,773.1 306.9
Martinez, CA 36,132 544 1,505.6 1,228.8 276.8
San Pablo, CA 30,974 971 3,134.9 2,508.6 626.3
Lafayette, CA 24,934 336 1,347.6 1,267.3 80.2
American Canyon, CA 21,199 332 1,566.1 1,240.6 325.5
Orinda, CA 19,314 181 937.1 880.2 57.0
Pinole, CA 18,310 450 2,457.7 2,053.5 404.2
Piedmont, CA 10,435 362 3,469.1 3,402.0 67.1
Fairfax, CA 7,362 79 1,073.1 964.4 108.7
Kensington, CA 5,398 73 1,352.4 1,241.2 111.2

Hercules SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
2
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