Hesperia, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hesperia, CA Summary

Crime in Hesperia research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Hesperia over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Hesperia:

  • There were 2,042 total crimes committed in Hesperia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,006.9 total crimes per 100K people in Hesperia.
  • The overall crime rate in Hesperia is -13.65% below the national average.
  • Hesperia ranks #190 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Hesperia ranks #6,544 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Hesperia Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hesperia is 2,006.9 per 100,000 people. That's -13.65% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.24% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hesperia
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,042 2,006.9 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 2.9 5.6 6.3
Robbery 102 100.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 463 455.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 609 598.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 323 317.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 815 801.0 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 295 289.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,433 1,408.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Hesperia Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Hesperia

609
Violent Crimes
598.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
61.85%
Above The National Average
  • There were 609 violent crimes in Hesperia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hesperia is 598.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 167.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hesperia each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 61.85% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 35.40% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hesperia

1,433
Property Crimes
1,408.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-27.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,433 property crimes in Hesperia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hesperia is 1,408.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hesperia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -27.94% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.15% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hesperia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Bernardino, CA 222,623 9,218 4,140.6 2,954.8 1,185.9
Victorville, CA 137,169 3,776 2,752.8 1,812.4 940.4
Apple Valley, CA 76,520 1,571 2,053.1 1,487.2 565.9
Adelanto, CA 38,380 703 1,831.7 935.4 896.3

Hesperia SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
2
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